Supreme Court Justice Elena Kagan on Monday rejected an emergency request from Paramount subscribers and other plaintiffs seeking to prevent Paramount's acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery from closing.

Kagan denied the application without providing a reason. The decision clears another legal obstacle for the $110 billion transaction, which is expected to close Tuesday and create a new company called Skydance.

The plaintiffs, including Paramount subscribers, viewers and cable customers, argued that the merger would reduce competition between Paramount and Warner Bros. even with safeguards included in a settlement reached with 12 states.

Their lawsuit sought to keep the two companies under separate ownership while their broader antitrust claims remained unresolved. The plaintiffs argued that the settlement's provisions, including protections involving the companies' studios, displaced employees and editorial independence, would not preserve competition between the two entertainment giants.

The emergency request had already been rejected by a federal district court and the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, making the Supreme Court application a final effort to delay the transaction. District Judge Araceli Martínez-Olguín previously cited the plaintiffs' repeated failure to present evidence supporting their requests for preliminary relief.

A federal judge approved the merger last week after Paramount and Warner Bros. reached a settlement with the states that had challenged the transaction on antitrust grounds. The agreement includes several conditions intended to address competition concerns.

Paramount Skydance CEO David Ellison said last week that the combined company will be known as Skydance. The decision is intended to preserve the separate identities of the Paramount and Warner Bros. studio brands rather than replace them with a new name.

With Kagan's denial, the merger remains on track to close Tuesday.