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U.S. Supreme Court,
Torts/Personal Injury

Feb. 23, 2023

Knowledge and recklessness to be put to the test - again

Fox maintains it is protected by fair reporting principles and that the statements of opinion are not legally defamatory.

John H. Minan

Emeritus Professor of Law
University of San Diego School of Law

Professor Minan is a former attorney with the Department of Justice in Washington, D.C. and the former chairman of the San Diego Regional Water Quality Board.

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Knowledge and recklessness to be put to the test - again
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Dominion Voting Systems is a for-profit company that sells voting technology systems and services to state and local governments. Fox Corporation is a publicly traded news, sports, and entertainment company that consists of numerous subsidiary businesses, including the Fox News Network that bills itself as “one of the most influential news properties in history.”

In 2021, Dominion sued the Fox News Networks for defamation per se in Delawar...

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