New judge assigned to U.S. lawsuit against AT&T-Time Warner deal
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Department of Justice's lawsuit aimed at stopping AT&T Inc (T.N) from buying movie and TV show provider Time Warner Inc (TWX.N) will be heard by District Court Judge Richard Leon, according to a court filing on Tuesday.
Leon, who was nominated to the court by President George W. Bush, is no stranger to high-profile cases. In the 1990s, he worked on House of Representatives panels looking at the Iran-Contra affair and the Whitewater controversy.
(Reporting by Diane Bartz; Editing by Bill Rigby)