For the first time, a cable news network (Newsmax) will have to defend itself from claims it defamed a voting company ...
A Delaware judge ruled Thursday that the defamation lawsuit filed against the right-wing cable channel Newsmax by voting machine company Smartmatic should proceed to trial later this month ...
Newsmax said it was using its first amendment free speech rights to report the allegations. Judge Eric Davis noted in Thursday's ruling that Smartmatic technology was only used in Los Angeles and ...
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Responding to the ruling, Newsmax said Davis hampered “the free press being allowed to do its job,” but praised his decision to let the network present evidence about Smartmatic’s past ties ...
The defamation lawsuit brought by voting machine company Smartmatic against Newsmax over its reporting about the 2020 election will head to trial, a judge ruled Thursday. The trial is set to begin ...
The decision by Fox News executives in November 2020 to treat the more hard-right Newsmax as a mortal threat spawned a possibly more serious danger. Both Newsmax and OAN are known for their ...
Superior Court Judge Eric Davis also told attorneys for Florida-based Smartmatic and cable network Newsmax to narrow their list of potential witnesses ahead of a trial that is set to begin Sept.
The lawsuit, filed in 2021 by voting machine technology company Smartmatic, alleges that Newsmax defamed the company – and caused financial damage – by repeatedly and knowingly broadcasting ...