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Judge Tosses Defamation Suit Against Fox News by Head of Dismantled Disinfo Board

The lawsuit alleged that Fox News had defamed the director on numerous occasions, leading to waves of online attacks and threats of violence.

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Hunter Biden Sues Fox News Over Explicit Images Featured in a Streaming Series

Fox claims its actions were "consistent with the First Amendment" and "has accurately covered the newsworthy events of Mr. Biden’s own making."

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Judge Holds Veteran Journalist in Civil Contempt for Refusing To Divulge Source

Legal fights over whether journalists should have to divulge sources are rare, though they’ve arisen several times in the last couple of decades in Privacy Act cases.

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Fox News To Pursue Claims That Voting Firm’s Defamation Suit Is Anti-Free Speech

Smartmatic says Fox News spread ruinous lies that the voting company helped rig the 2020 election against then-U.S. President Donald Trump.

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Fox News Pushes Back on Reporter’s Claim He Was Fired for Challenging Jan. 6 Coverage

The lawsuit said the reporter was fired as part of a “purge” of employees who refused to only report information that would “appease” Donald Trump and his supporters.

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Legal Scholars Weigh In on the Lasting Significance of Dominion v. Fox

We asked five legal scholars — Samantha Barbas, Martin Garbus, Lyrissa Lidsky, Timothy Zick and Sandra Baron — to give their thoughts on Dominion Voting Systems' defamation lawsuit against Fox following the recent settlement reached in the case.

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Fox Settles for $787.5M, Acknowledges ‘Certain Claims About Dominion to be False’

Fox must pay $787.5 million in a last-minute settlement agreement reached April 18 in Dominion Voting Systems’ defamation lawsuit against Fox News and its parent corporation, marking the end of a highly anticipated trial before it even began.

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Delaware Judge Delays Dominion Defamation Suit Against Fox One Day

The trial in Dominion Voting Systems’ defamation lawsuit against Fox News and its parent corporation was slated to begin April 17, but has been delayed for one day to allow conversations about a possible settlement agreement, the Washington Post reported.

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