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AEG and Louis Messina to Live Nation Judge: Reject the DOJ DEAL!!

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AEG and Louis Messina to Live Nation Judge: Reject the DOJ DEAL!!

AEG and veteran promoter Louis Messina file public comments blasting the proposed settlement in United States v. Live Nation, arguing it repeats the mistakes of two failed decades-old decrees.

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AEG and Louis Messina to Live Nation Judge: Reject the DOJ DEAL!! (1)

Sep 3, 2026

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AEG and Louis Messina to Live Nation Judge: Reject the DOJ DEAL!! (1)

AEG and veteran promoter Louis Messina file public comments blasting the proposed settlement in United States v. Live Nation, arguing it repeats the mistakes of two failed decades-old decrees.

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Eight Takeaways From Trump’s Intervention in the Live Nation Antitrust Case

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Eight Takeaways From Trump’s Intervention in the Live Nation Antitrust Case

The Wall Street Journal’s new reporting offers more than an account of an unusual settlement. It shows how political access can alter corporate enforcement—and why Live Nation may not yet have escaped a breakup.

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AEG and Louis Messina to Live Nation Judge: Reject the DOJ DEAL!!

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AEG and Louis Messina to Live Nation Judge: Reject the DOJ DEAL!! (1)

David Lefkowitz on Blue Note, Talent Buying, and Building New Venues in the Bay Area

Nearly 30 Years Later, a Jury Says Who Did It: Keffe D Convicted in Tupac Shakur's Murder

The People's Slam Has a Resale Problem

California's Ticket Bill Squeaks Through — Without the Group That Wrote It

Fortune Teller: Five Potential Scenarios for How A Court Might Break Up Live Nation and Ticketmaster, Graded

New Vanderbilt Study Says Ticket Resale and Platform Fees Cost Fans $11 Billion a Year

Eight Takeaways From Trump’s Intervention in the Live Nation Antitrust Case

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