Rupert Murdoch has lost a legal fight to change his family's trust, which would have let his son Lachlan take control the family's media empire after Murdoch's death.

The Murdochs' legal proceedings are "of great interest to people, and it just fits into this cultural moment ,” Allison Tait, a law professor at the University of Richmond and expert in trusts and estates, told Salon. “People are trying to understand the ways that these trusts are used, and how things work.”

Rupert Murdoch has lost a bid to change his family trust to consolidate control of his media empire in the hands of his son Lachlan, the New York Times reported on Monday, citing a sealed court document.

A Nevada commissioner has blocked Rupert Murdoch’s attempt to shake up his family trust in favor of his son, Lachlan. Why did the commissioner block the move?

A sealed document obtained by The New York Times says a Nevada commissioner has ruled against Rupert Murdoch’s effort to change his family’s trust to give his son Lachlan Murdoch control of his media empire and ensure Fox News maintains its conservative editorial slant.

A Nevada commissioner ruled resoundingly against Mr. Murdoch, who was trying to give full control of his empire to his son Lachlan and lock in Fox News’s right-wing editorial slant.

A Nevada probate commissioner has rejected Rupert Murdoch’s effort to change his family’s trust in order to give his oldest child, Lachlan, control of News Corp when he dies. Rupert Murdoch has previously argued that Lachlan would keep Fox News’ conservative orientation and solidify his companies’ commercial values for all of his children.