Constitutional Law
Apr. 18, 2023
The defamation case that could change our delivery of the news and political dialogue
The case is being handled by superb teams of lawyers on both sides, and the Dominion v. Fox case will be talked about for many years by the press following in the footsteps of the U.S. Supreme Court decision in New York Times v. Sullivan.
Paul N. "Pete" McCloskey
Of Counsel
Cotchett, Pitre & McCarthy LLP
Email: rumseyfarm@aol.com
Stanford Univ Law School; Stanford CA
McCloskey is a former Republican member of Congress from California and was the first member of Congress to publicly call for the impeachment of President Nixon after the Watergate scandal and the Saturday Night Massacre. He became a Democrat in 2007 and lives in Winters, California and New Mexico. He went to Stanford Law School following service as a Marine Corps Officer in Korea, highly decorated and wounded. He is now Of Counsel to the law firm of Cotchett, Pitre & McCarthy. A similar piece appeared in the Sante Fe New Mexican.
Joseph W. Cotchett Jr.
Founding Partner
Cotchett, Pitre & McCarthy LLP
840 Malcolm Rd #200
Burlingame , CA 94010
Phone: (650) 697-6000
Fax: (650) 697-0577
Email: jcotchett@cpmlegal.com
UC Hastings COL; San Francisco CA
Joseph W. Cotchett is in the California and American Trial Lawyers Hall of Fame. He is the founding partner of Cotchett, Pitre & McCarthy and a former President of the Trial Lawyers for Public Justice. He is a Fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers, International Academy, International Society of Barristers and a Diplomate in the American Board of Trial Advocates. He received a B.S. in engineering from Cal Poly Tech and his J.D. from the University of California Law, San Francisco. He served in the Army and was awarded the distinguished Legion of Merit for his service. He is an Author of several books on law and ethics.
The coming case starting in Delaware Superior Court could change the whole nation in the delivery of our news. In the new world of social media and the role of communication - defamation has become lost to the concept of inaccurate and quick news reporting for profits and followings. Everyone is familiar with the claims made by a number of Fox News people that the last Presidential election was rigged or fixed by certain people and the Dominion voting system. The Dominion v. Fox cas...
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