US EditionNevada hearing may give first public view into legal spat over control of Murdoch media empire
- Nevada's Supreme Court will hear a hearing Wednesday in Carson City on the secretive legal dispute over Rupert Murdoch's media empire control.
- The dispute stems from Murdoch's attempt to alter his family trust, which would divide company control equally among his four children after his death.
- Rupert Murdoch seeks to keep Lachlan in charge of Fox News and News Corp and preserve the network's conservative editorial slant, opposed by his other children united against the trust changes.
- A probate commissioner issued a 96-page opinion calling Murdoch's trust alteration plan a "carefully crafted charade" meant to "permanently cement Lachlan Murdoch's executive roles" despite its impact on companies or beneficiaries.
- The upcoming hearing may offer the first public glimpse into the dispute and could result in the Nevada Supreme Court opening access to case documents and allowing future proceedings to be held publicly, following requests from various media organizations.
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The New York Times and Associated Press are pushing a Nevada court to unseal Rupert Murdoch’s succession case
A hearing Wednesday before Nevada’s high court could provide the first public window into a secretive legal dispute over who will control Rupert Murdoch’s powerful media empire after he dies.The case has been unfolding behind closed doors in state court in Reno, with most documents under seal. But reporting by The New York Times, which said it obtained some of the documents, revealed Murdoch’s efforts to keep just one of his sons, Lachlan, in ch…
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