# Nexstar Media Group antitrust litigation > Live situation record from CLSTR: https://clstr.news/situations/nexstar-media-group-antitrust-litigation > Updated: 2026-10-14T13:34:26.000Z. Sources: 4. Developments: 2. Nexstar Media Group is facing multiple legal challenges regarding antitrust concerns. In one matter, the U.S. Supreme Court declined to hear an appeal from Nexstar in a lawsuit filed by DIRECTV. The lawsuit alleges that Nexstar, Mission Broadcasting, and White Knight Broadcasting colluded to coordinate retransmission consent negotiations, leading to artificially high fees and station blackouts that affected approximately one million subscribers. Separately, a federal appeals court in California has scheduled oral arguments for November 17 regarding an injunction related to Nexstar’s acquisition of TEGNA. The injunction, issued in April, requires the companies to maintain separate operations while an antitrust lawsuit proceeds. This legal challenge, led by DIRECTV and a coalition of state attorneys general, argues the $6.2 billion merger violates federal laws by potentially allowing one entity to control broadcast licenses reaching more than 39 percent of the American viewing audience. ## Timeline ### 2026-10-14: Nexstar and TEGNA antitrust injunction hearing scheduled by appeals court A California federal appeals court has set a November 17 hearing date to debate an injunction requiring Nexstar Media Group and TEGNA to operate separately during an ongoing antitrust merger challenge. 3 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/nexstar-and-tegna-antitrust-injunction-hearing-scheduled-by-appeals-court ### 2026-10-05: Supreme Court declines Nexstar appeal in DIRECTV antitrust lawsuit The U.S. Supreme Court declined to hear Nexstar Media Group’s appeal, allowing DIRECTV’s antitrust lawsuit over allegedly collusive retransmission negotiations to proceed in federal court. 2 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/supreme-court-declines-nexstar-appeal-in-directv-antitrust-lawsuit --- Cite as: Nexstar Media Group antitrust litigation. CLSTR, https://clstr.news/situations/nexstar-media-group-antitrust-litigation