Murdoch Succession Fight To Remain Sealed As Judge Rejects Media Plea

A Nevada judge has ruled that media mogul Rupert Murdoch and his family can keep their court battle over the future of the Murdoch media empire private, according to a report by CNN.

The judge overseeing the case upheld the Murdoch family's request for privacy amidst numerous requests from media outlets. I Photo: Matt Brown Flickr

A coalition of media outlets, including CNN, The New York Times, and The Washington Post, had petitioned for the case to be unsealed, but the judge upheld the family's request for privacy.

The case concerns the succession of Murdoch’s businesses and has been sealed under Nevada’s privacy laws for family trust decisions. The case is listed as “The Matter of the Doe 1 Trust, PR23-00813.”