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# Judge sets Monday start for  States vs Live Nation
- URL: https://www.hypebot.com/judge-tells-states-to-negotiate-with-live-nation/
- Published: 2026-03-10T14:41:30.000Z
- Updated: 2026-03-13T20:17:51.000Z
- Description: UPDATE: A coalition of states withdrew their motion for a mistrial Friday and will head back to trial with Live Nation on Monday March 16th.
- Author: Bruce Houghton
- Tags: Live Nation, Ticketmaster, DoJ, ticketing, #trending

On Tuesday, US District Judge Arun Subramanian [ordered](https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-03-10/live-nation-judge-orders-antitrust-settlement-talks-with-states?ref=hypebot.com) dissenting states to participate in new talks with Live Nation Entertainment to try to resolve claims the company illegally monopolizes the live event industry.

The move came after 27 stats and Washington, DC declined to sign on to a surprise Live Nation and Department Of Justice settlement announced on Monday. A handful of states accepted the settlement.

On Tuesday, the judge also [declined to rule](https://x.com/innercitypress?ref=hypebot.com) on the states request for a mistrial and said that if no settlement is reached, a jury trial in the case may continue next week. The states had asked for a 60 delay to prepare. 

**UPDATE:** **On Friday afternoon the states withdrew their motion for a mistrial and the judge declared it would restart Monday - this time without the DOJ.**

### For reaction, details of the settlement and more: [Live Nation and DOJ Reach Settlement, States Vow To Continue ](https://www.hypebot.com/live-nation-doj-reach-settlement-ticketmaster-stays-but-big-changes-are-coming/)