Posted on Jan 25, 2023
NPR and New York Times ask judge to unseal documents in Fox defamation case
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Lawyers for NPR News and The New York Times have jointly filed a legal brief asking a judge to unseal hundreds of pages of documents from a $1.6 billion defamation lawsuit filed by an elections technology company against Fox News.
"This lawsuit is unquestionably a consequential defamation case that tests the scope of the First Amendment," the challenge brought by the news organizations reads. "It has been the subject of widespread public interest and media coverage and undeniably involves a matter of profound public interest: namely, how a broadcast network fact-checked and presented to the public the allegations that the 2020 Presidential election was stolen and that plaintiff was to blame."
Dominion Voting Systems has sued Fox and its parent company over claims made by Fox hosts and guests after the November 2020 presidential elections that the company had helped fraudulently throw the election to Joe Biden. Those claims were debunked - often in real time, and sometimes by Fox's own journalists. Dominion alleges that much potential business has been disrupted and that its staffers have faced death threats.
Lawyers for NPR News and The New York Times have jointly filed a legal brief asking a judge to unseal hundreds of pages of documents from a $1.6 billion defamation lawsuit filed by an elections technology company against Fox News.
"This lawsuit is unquestionably a consequential defamation case that tests the scope of the First Amendment," the challenge brought by the news organizations reads. "It has been the subject of widespread public interest and media coverage and undeniably involves a matter of profound public interest: namely, how a broadcast network fact-checked and presented to the public the allegations that the 2020 Presidential election was stolen and that plaintiff was to blame."
Dominion Voting Systems has sued Fox and its parent company over claims made by Fox hosts and guests after the November 2020 presidential elections that the company had helped fraudulently throw the election to Joe Biden. Those claims were debunked - often in real time, and sometimes by Fox's own journalists. Dominion alleges that much potential business has been disrupted and that its staffers have faced death threats.
NPR and New York Times ask judge to unseal documents in Fox defamation case
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PO1 William "Chip" Nagel
..."Spokespersons for Dominion and Fox News did not immediately provide a comment on the outlets’ request to the judge. But David McCraw, the senior vice president and deputy general counsel of The Times, reiterated in a statement the paper’s belief that the case “raises important issues about libel law and the protections afforded by the First Amendment.”
“The public has a right to transparent judicial proceedings to ensure that the law is being applied fairly,” McCraw said. “That is especially important in a case that touches upon political issues that have deeply divided the country.”
As the lawsuit has progressed in the judicial system, a deluge of legal documents have been withheld from public view.
The case is expected to go to trial later this year unless a settlement is reached."
..."Spokespersons for Dominion and Fox News did not immediately provide a comment on the outlets’ request to the judge. But David McCraw, the senior vice president and deputy general counsel of The Times, reiterated in a statement the paper’s belief that the case “raises important issues about libel law and the protections afforded by the First Amendment.”
“The public has a right to transparent judicial proceedings to ensure that the law is being applied fairly,” McCraw said. “That is especially important in a case that touches upon political issues that have deeply divided the country.”
As the lawsuit has progressed in the judicial system, a deluge of legal documents have been withheld from public view.
The case is expected to go to trial later this year unless a settlement is reached."
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PO1 William "Chip" Nagel good day Brother William, always informational and of the most interesting. Thanks for sharing, have a blessed day!
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