The Colorado Sun: Chief U.S. District Court Judge Troy A. Nunley waited until a temporary restraining order was about to expire before announcing he has issued a preliminary injunction preventing the Nexstar Media Group-Tegna merger from moving forward. 

The ruling issued Friday puts the merger on hold while the antitrust case moves forward in court.

In the 52-page ruling, Nunley outlined multiple reasons for his decision to keep the two companies separate, including that it would cause “irreparable harm” to DirecTV and eight states, including Colorado, the plaintiffs in the case.

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