Fox News Moves To Dismiss Dominion Lawsuit
The motion characterizes Dominion’s complaint as threatening “the deeply enshrined protections for the free press” and outlines two key reasons for dismissal.
By Mark K. Miller | May 19, 2021 | 6:00 a.m. ET.
Fox News Media on Tuesday filed a motion to dismiss a $1.6 billion defamation lawsuit against it by Dominion Voting Systems that alleges the cable news giant, in an attempt to raise its ratings, falsely claimed that the voting company had rigged the 2020 election. The Fox News Media motion says lawsuit seeks to “stifle the media’s free-speech right to inform the public.”
Fox News Files to Dismiss Dominion Voting Systems’ $1.6 Billion Lawsuit
Fox News on Tuesday asked a court in Delaware to dismiss a $1.6 billion defamation lawsuit from Dominion Voting Systems over the network’s post-2020 election coverage, arguing that the suit would stifle news outlets’ “free-speech right to inform the public about newsworthy allegations of paramount public concern.”
In March, Dominion filed a lawsuit alleging Fox News pundits spread false information about the company’s election machines while also asserting that Fox allowed certain figures, including former President Donald Trump and his lawyers, to make on-air claims about election irregularities during the Nov. 3 presidential election.
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