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HPE/Juniper hearing preview. U.S. District Judge P. Casey Pitts of the Northern District of California will hear arguments today on whether to approve, under the Tunney Act, the Department of Justice’s motion to end its settlement in the Hewlett Packard Enterprise/Juniper Networks case.

At 1:00 pm ET, the hearing will begin. Watch the live broadcast here.

On March 13, a group of state attorneys general filed their motion to oppose the final settlement, based on evidence about the strength of the original case and irregularity in the deal negotiated between the company’s lobbyists and Justice Department officials above the Antitrust Division.

Bill Baer, ​​former head of the Justice Department’s Antitrust Division, said in a statement attached to the states’ filing that it was unprecedented for officials senior to the division to intervene in antitrust matters.

“I am aware that at times parties dissatisfied with my decision to litigate or not accept a settlement sought meetings with Justice Department leaders,” Baer…