A federal judge has now granted Paramount’s settlement agreement with 12 states that sued over the company’s takeover of Warner Bros Reports suggest the deal could close as soon as next week. Key points and original sources are listed below.

• A federal judge has now granted Paramount’s settlement agreement with 12 states that sued over the company’s takeover of Warner BrosS1

• Reports suggest the deal could close as soon as next week.S2

• UPDATED with CA AG statement, Block The Merger response: A federal judge has approved the Sept. 21 settlement between Paramount and a group of state Attorneys General that sued to block its merger with Warner Bros. Discovery, removing the last hurdle for the d...S3

• The move clears the final hurdle for the $110 billion deal's closing thewrap.com/">TheWrap.S4