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JohnnyRingo

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1. Justice Dept worked behind the judge's back to make a settlement

Reply to BumRushDaShow (Original post)

Wed Mar 11, 2026, 09:20 AM

Mar 11

What they did wasn't to break up the monopoly, but to streamline it so it looked competitive on paper. The judge was furious that they hid this settlement from him until the Sunday night before the new terms took effect.

It's pretty clear someone in Justice took a bribe to wallpaper over the case. It's such a miscarriage of justice 24 states are continuing their separate suit against Ticketmaster including:

Arizona
California
Colorado
Connecticut
District of Columbia
Illinois
Kansas
Maryland
Massachusetts
Michigan
Minnesota
Nevada
New Hampshire
New Jersey
New Mexico
New York
North Carolina
Ohio
Oregon
Pennsylvania
Rhode Island
Tennessee
Utah
Vermont
Virginia

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