Lawyer reacts after US judge clears AT&T merger with Time Warner A US federal judge approves the $85 billion merger of wireless and broadband giant AT&T with media-entertainment conglomerate Time Warner -- a high-stakes ruling that will affect the future of Big Media, Big Tech and Big Business. The chief attorney for AT&T and Time Warner calls the decision "a sound and proper rejection" of the government's case. IMAGES AND SOUNDBITES