LogInThe emergency request was denied.
The US Supreme Court denied a request from a group of gamers who wanted to block the Microsoft/Activision deal. These individuals decided to file an emergency request to shut down the deal before the July 18 deadline. Supreme Court Justice Elena Kagan decided to block their request, a court filing states.
The plaintiffs said the deal should be temporarily blocked until the Federal Trade Commission's appeal to the Ninth Circuit is resolved. The Ninth Circuit though had already denied the appeal on Saturday.
This group of individuals had already had another attempt back in December, but the case was denied in March by US District Court Judge Jacqueline Scott Corley. The same judge ruled in Microsoft's favor in the case against the Federal Trade Commission. The group then refined their lawsuit and resubmitted it in April.
Another obstacle Microsoft has to deal with is the UK's Competition and Markets Authority, which decided to block the deal earlier this year. Microsoft proposed a modified deal that could lead to a conclusion before August 29.
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