Keep the Public 'Chatter' Down, Judge Tells Counsel in AT&T/TW Suit

U.S. District Judge Richard Leon of the District of Columbia advised the DOJ, AT&T and Time Warner to "keep the chatter in the press to an absolute minimum" regarding Justice's lawsuit seeking to block AT&T's buy of TW. Saying he wouldn't impose a gag order, Leon said during a status hearing the case "will be tried in the court." At Thursday's hearing, Leon approved the proposed case management and scheduling orders (here and here, in Pacer) after making some tweaks and questioning counsel for both sides about timelines and the likelihood of needing to depose hostile witnesses or to hold Daubert hearings for admitting scientific expert testimony.