A federal judge today rejected a suit filed by Arizona’s attorney general to stop the closure of the Tucson Citizen.
The AG argued shutting down the paper violated the Newspaper Preservation Act and would eliminate competition and foster a monopoly between Gannett Co., owner of the Tucson Citizen and Lee Enterprises, which publishes the Arizona Daily Star. Both companies had a joint operating agreement to run both papers.
E&P reports the judge ruled the companies did not violate any antitrust laws.