Biz groups join state AGs supporting AT&T in antitrust fight

AT&T’s legal battle with the U.S. Department of Justice received two major boosts this week when several major pro-business organizations and nine state attorneys general filed separate amicus briefs asking a federal appeals court to approve AT&T’s $109 billion acquisition of Time Warner.The U.S. Chamber of Commerce, National Association of Manufacturers, Business Roundtable and a handful of other business organizations asked the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit to