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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)
(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
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344-4000 Kan M. Nawaday VENABLE LLP 151 West 42nd Street New York, NY 10036
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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
- Aug 21 2026Brief of respondent DirecTV, LLC in opposition filed.
- Jun 26 2026Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including August 21, 2026.
- Jun 25 2026Motion to extend the time to file a response from July 23, 2026 to August 21, 2026, submitted to The Clerk.
- Jun 23 2026Response Requested. (Due July 23, 2026)
- Jun 09 2026DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 6/25/2026.
- Jun 01 2026Waiver of right of respondent DirecTV, LLC to respond filed.
- Apr 28 2026Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due June 1, 2026)