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Judge rules voting machine company’s defamation suit against Newsmax can go to trial

Headline from The Hill

The Florida-based company, Smartmatic, accused Newsmax and other conservative media outlets of airing defamatory statements that implied the company rigged the results of the 2020 presidential election.

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Reports & sources

22 articles, oldest first.

  1. KEYT Santa Barbara

    Smartmatic's suit against Newsmax over 2020 election reporting appears headed for trial (opens KEYT Santa Barbara)

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    KEYT Santa Barbara's feed description

    Associated Press DOVER, Del. (AP) — A lawsuit pitting an electronic voting machine manufacturer against a conservative news outlet that aired accusations

  2. CNN

    Smartmatic’s case against Newsmax over 2020 election lies will proceed to trial this month, judge rules (opens CNN)

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    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 relitigated during the final stretch of the 2024 race.

  3. Deadline

    Judge’s Ruling Sets Stage For Trial In Smartmatic’s Defamation Case Against Newsmax Over 2020 Election Rigging Claims (opens Deadline)

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    A jury will decide whether Newsmax engaged in actual malice against Smartmatic over claims that the voting machine company helped rig the 2020 presidential election.

  4. Salon

    Newsmax faces defamation trial later this month over false claims that the 2020 election was rigged (opens Salon)

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    Salon's feed description

    The voting machine company Smartmatic accuses the right-wing network of knowingly airing lies about the 2020 vote

  5. The Hill

    Judge rules voting machine company’s defamation suit against Newsmax can go to trial (opens The Hill)

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    The Hill's feed description

    The Florida-based company, Smartmatic, accused Newsmax and other conservative media outlets of airing defamatory statements that implied the company rigged the results of the 2020 presidential election.

  6. KTVZ Bend

    In blow to Newsmax, judge rules Smartmatic’s case over 2020 election lies will go to trial this month (opens KTVZ Bend)

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    KTVZ Bend's feed description

    By Marshall Cohen, CNN Washington (CNN) — 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 relitigated during the final stretch of the 2024 race.

  7. Forbes

    Smartmatic Will Go To Trial Against Newsmax This Month: Here’s Where It And Dominion’s Other Lawsuits Stand (opens Forbes)

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    Dominion and Smartmatic still have nearly a dozen cases pending against right-wing defendants.

  8. NBC New York

    Smartmatic's defamation suit against Newsmax is headed to trial (opens NBC New York)

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    NBC New York's feed description

    Smartmatic is suing cable network Newsmax over on-air statements implying that Smartmatic participated in rigging the results, and that its software was used to...

  9. Triblive

    Smartmatic's lawsuit against Newsmax over 2020 election reporting appears headed for trial (opens Triblive)

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    Triblive's feed description

    DOVER, Del. — A lawsuit pitting an electronic voting machine manufacturer that was targeted by allies of former President Donald Trump against a conservative news outlet that aired accusations of vote manipulation in the 2020 election appears headed to trial, following a Delaware judge’s ruling Thur…

  10. NBC News

    Smartmatic's defamation lawsuit against Newsmax over the 2020 election is headed to trial (opens NBC News)

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    NBC News's feed description

    A Delaware judge ruled that Newsmax published false claims about Smartmatic. Now a jury will decide whether the news outlet defamed the voting machine company.

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