dominion, the network is now facing from a voting technology company with an even bigger price tag and the 84 year old defendant pleads not guilty in the shooting of a teenager who mistakenly when went to his home. are we speaking with the lawyer for the teen s family, ben crump, about the racial component of this case and whether hate crime charges are warranted. welcome to our viewers here in the united states and all around the world. wolf blitzer is on assignment alex marquardt and you re in the situation room. tonight the supreme court has set a new friday night deadline as it considers whether to preserve or limit access to a widely used abortion drug. let s go straight to cnn s senior legal affairs correspondent paula reid. paula what is the thinking behind the supreme court s decision to kick this can down the road 48 hours . as of now, this widely abused use abortion medication will remain widely available. the supreme court is expected to offer another update by fri
the number that made historic headlines this week. look at that. 787,000,500. the cost of airing a live that is the amount that fox news will pay dominion voting systems in a settlement that was struck on tuesday, but dominion isn t the only company suing fox for spreading lies related to the 2020 election. smartmatic another voting machine company, is suing fox and other defendants for 2.7 billion in a statement after the dominion settlement was announced. a lawyer for smartmatic said dominions litigation expose some of the misconduct and damage caused by fox s disinformation campaign, smartmatic will expose the rest . fox s response via statement was quote smart, maddox damages claim. are implausible claims are implausible, disconnected from reality and on its face intended to chill. first amendment freedoms. so joining
cnn has learned exclusive new details about how yesterday s $787 million dominion settlement came to be sources tell cnn s oliver darcy and marshal cohen, fox and dominion couldn t lock in a deal themselves over the weekend, so they called veteran mediator jerry roscoe roscoe, who has helped resolve wartime disputes in the balkans, was on a cruise in europe on sunday when he was brought in a day before the trial was set to begin after several zoom meetings and phone calls. the deal was finalized around to tuesday afternoon and signed just minutes before the judge announced the resolution in open court. since the dominion settlement came down, we actually have received statements from both smartmatic in from fox, previewing their own case, and what that battle will look like a head and attorney for smart, maddox said. in part dominions litigation exposed some of the misconduct and damage caused by fox s disinformation campaign. smartmatic will expose the rest . meanwhile, a fox spokespe
before the trial was set to begin after several zoom meetings and phone calls. the deal was finalized around to tuesday afternoon and signed just minutes before the judge announced the resolution in open court. since the dominion settlement came down, we actually have received statements from both smartmatic n from fox previewing their own case and what that battle will look like a head, an attorney for smart, maddox said. in part dominions litigation exposed some of the misconduct and damage caused by fox s disinformation campaign. smartmatic will expose the rest . meanwhile a fox spokesperson said in response quote. we will be ready to defend this case surrounding extremely newsworthy events when it goes to trial, likely in 2025. as a report prepared by our financial experts show smart maddox damages claims are implausible, disconnected from reality and on its face intended to chill first amendment freedoms so you can expect we may be talking about all of these issues again for the n
that they are poised to bring lawsuits against them for quote, breaching the judiciary oversight duties by failing to block the networks flawed reporting, despite red flag warnings, or red flag warnings. that is something that renowned your professor jeffrey sonnenfeld told cnn was likely to happen in email last month, he wrote quote murdoch only controls 39% of the company. so any of the 61% of shareholders can sue for misconduct, failure of management oversight and conscious, inadequate diligence. in fox s legal troubles don t end there either. voting technology companies, smartmatic is suing fox news in a defamation case worth $2.7 billion. that s over a billion more than what dominion was initially seeking in damages. in a statement on tuesday, smart medics attorney saying this dominions litigation exposed some of the misconduct and damage caused by fox s disinformation campaign. smartmatic will expose the rest. smart medical remains committed