A defamation suit over Newsmax's coverage of former President Trump's lies about election fraud could be a major blow to the ...

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 ...

Florida-based Smartmatic is suing Newsmax, claiming the cable network’s hosts and guests made false and defamatory statements after the election implying that Smartmatic participated in rigging ...

During a sworn deposition, Newsmax host Greg Kelly said that Smartmatic was “trying to inhibit free speech,” according to a lawyer for the company. Davis was unconvinced. “Did anyone explain ...

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 ...

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 ...

A major defamation case against Newsmax will proceed to trial later this month, a judge ruled Thursday, dealing a blow to the right-wing network and setting the stage for the 2020 election to be ...