UPDATE 1-Judge rejects U.S. demand to exclude AT&T argument in Time Warner merger trial
March 13, 2018 at 18:24 PM EDT
WASHINGTON, March 13 (Reuters) - AT&T Inc can cite a voluntary commitment not to withhold content in licensing talks as a key part of its defense when an antitrust trial begins next week over the fate of the company's planned $85 billion merger with Time Warner Inc, U.S. District Judge Richard Leon said on Tuesday.