A bipartisan coalition of 13 AGs filed a motion for clarification in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of California, raising concerns about actions by Tegna Inc. and Nexstar Media Group, Inc. that are in apparent violation of the court’s hold-separate order.

“Earlier this year, I led attorneys general across the nation in filing a lawsuit to challenge the unlawful Nexstar/Tegna broadcasting merger. This merger would cause incredibly high levels of concentration in local TV markets and cause irreparable harm to local news and consumers who rely on their reporting as a critical source of information. Today, amid changes to Tegna’s Board of Directors, I ask the court to clarify the scope of its preliminary injunction order, which demands that broadcasting titans Nexstar and Tegna stop merging activities while our challenge to this illegal merger proceeds. The stakes here are high: Further integration is against the court’s directive and, if allowed, would kick off Nexstar and Tegna’s ability to control and raise prices, fire journalists, and dominate the broadcast media landscape." -AG Bonta