Why the Murdoch family is secretly battling over succession in an obscure Nevada court | CNN Business

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When Rupert Murdoch, the 93-year-old media mogul, quietly decided last year to upend the irrevocable family trust that governs who will control his sprawling global media empire after his death, the move ignited an intense feud among his children.

But the secret family affair now playing out inside an obscure Reno, Nevada, courtroom like a page ripped from the scripted fireworks of the HBO show “Succession,” won’t be seen on television, or even in the written press.

At the center of the battle is the billionaire patriarch’s stunning decision to petition a court late last year to amend the family trust that would

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