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“Secret” COVID-19 Pandemic Litigations Shifting Towards Broadcast Merger Mega Deals

WASHINGTON (September 23, 2025)—Early voting is underway in Virginia, and, according to reports, Virginia Democrats appear to have a burning sense of urgency, breaking records in getting out the vote, over and done, but what’s the rush? At least in education, which strategists saay, once again, is the salient issue on the minds of voters, not flattering reports are coming from even the best public schools in the state in which only 80% of students are proficient in basic mathematics and verbal aptitude, but only 60% for minority students. And, at least in the press, the COVID-19 pandemic response that had found Virginia ranked among the top six states for learning losses finds both women vying to make history as the first women governor are even steering clear of news reports on new guidance on COVID-19 vaccines. Pandemic for most voters is clearly in the rear view mirror, as life goes on. However, in Norfolk, Richmond and DC courts things are heating up, as elected and appointed leaders lawyer, elect a right to remain silent and dodge some uncomfortable questions.

With opening briefs filed against Sinclair Television, Local News Now and the Washington Post, Major Mike Webb is gearing up to intervene in the proposed merger between Nextstar and TEGNA, focusing upon their efforts to conceal and distort the true emergency, Recent filings against Meta Platforms in the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals, as well as in state court actions commenced in Norfolk and Richmond have laid a solid foundation against several goverment officials, arising from their mishandling of the crisis, in what amounts, at least, to criminal negligence, if not actual malice.

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