US judge blocks $2.2B Penguin Random House merger

Re:US judge blocks $2.2B Penguin Random House merger by indigodaddy on Tuesday November 01, 2022 @01:15AM (#33417233)

Won’t they just appeal and almost certainly find a “friendlier” judge?

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Re:US judge blocks $2.2B Penguin Random House merger by Cupertino95014 on Tuesday November 01, 2022 @01:29AM (#33417318)

You can't shop judges for an appeal.

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Re:US judge blocks $2.2B Penguin Random House merger by indigodaddy on Tuesday November 01, 2022 @01:58AM (#33417507)

I understand that. Replace find with land or receive to understand what I was going for there.

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Re:US judge blocks $2.2B Penguin Random House merger by granzymes on Tuesday November 01, 2022 @03:05AM (#33417941)

Depends on the appeal. If you are appealing an in-house FTC judgement, for example, you have the choice of any circuit court that you do business in and can pick the one with the friendliest case law.

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Re:US judge blocks $2.2B Penguin Random House merger by Cupertino95014 on Tuesday November 01, 2022 @10:55AM (#33422047)

OK, I meant "shop for an appellate court." You can certainly shop for a circuit court judge.

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