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Nexstar Media Group, Inc., et al. v. DirecTV, LLC

Paid petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, No. 24-981 · judgment December 16, 2025


2%
estimated cert probability
(petition-stage, structural)
GVR risk 2%

Well below the 4.1% base rate, with no standout signals pointing toward a grant.

Question presented

Craig A. Gilley Elizabeth C. Rinehart VENABLE LLP 600 Massachusetts Avenue, NW Washington, DC 20001

  1. 344-4000 Kan M. Nawaday VENABLE LLP 151 West 42nd Street New York, NY 10036

  2. 307-5500 Counsel for Petitioner White Knight Broadcasting, Inc.

Counsel of record

For petitioner
Lauren Willard Zehmer
Covington & Burling LLP

For respondent
Paul Alessio Mezzina
King & Spalding LLP

Case

Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference

Proceedings

  1. Aug 21 2026
    Brief of respondent DirecTV, LLC in opposition filed.
  2. Jun 26 2026
    Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including August 21, 2026.
  3. Jun 25 2026
    Motion to extend the time to file a response from July 23, 2026 to August 21, 2026, submitted to The Clerk.
  4. Jun 23 2026
    Response Requested. (Due July 23, 2026)
  5. Jun 09 2026
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 6/25/2026.
  6. Jun 01 2026
    Waiver of right of respondent DirecTV, LLC to respond filed.
  7. Apr 28 2026
    Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due June 1, 2026)