The complaint, which arose out of Fox News’s promotion of vote-rigging conspiracy theories after the 2020 U.S. presidential election, is on track to proceed to trial.

The defamation case brought by voting technology company Smartmatic against Fox News can proceed, a New York state appellate court rules.

A court in New York has rejected a bid from Fox Corp. to toss a lawsuit from voting systems provider Smartmatic against Fox News. The New York appeals court on Thursday upheld a previous ruling

Fox Corp , the parent of Fox News Network, failed to convince a New York state appeals court to dismiss a defamation claim in electronic voting systems company Smartmatic's $2.7 billion lawsuit over the network's 2020 post-election coverage.

The latest ruling represents a key victory for Smartmatic’s efforts to go after the right-wing media outlet over its promotion of debunked claims that the election was stolen from former President

A New York state appeals court rejected Fox's bid to dismiss a $2.7 billion defamation lawsuit by voting machine company Smartmatic

Fox Corp lost its bid Thursday to dismiss the $2.7 billion defamation suit brought against Fox News by Smartmatic, an electronic voting systems company. A New York state appeals court rejected Fox’s motion on Thursday,

Fox Corp. will have to face defamation claims for statements aired on Fox News, a New York appellate court ruled Thursday.

Outgoing FCC chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel has rejected petitions to rebuke four local TV stations. She says they were efforts to punish broadcast networks' coverage of presidential politics.

In its initial 2024 complaint, Smartmatic accused Fox News of making “over 100 false statements and implications” about the company. Judges wrote this week that Smartmatic's claims that Fox News ran “a disinformation campaign in [its] post-election coverage” were enough to warrant a trial.

The Dominion Voting Systems defamation case against Fox was settled, but Smartmatic’s $2.7 billion defamation suit is just getting started.

Departing chairperson Jessica Rosenworcel said her order was intended to direct the agency to “take a stand on behalf of the First Amendment.”