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Murdoch can’t avoid testifying at Dominion trial, judge says

Headline from The Columbian

Rupert Murdoch and his son Lachlan can’t avoid testifying at trial if they’re subpoenaed by Dominion Voting Systems Inc. in the company’s $1.6 billion defamation suit over Fox News’s airing of false c

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Reports & sources

20 articles, oldest first.

  1. CNN

    Dominion can force Murdochs to testify at Fox News defamation trial, judge says (opens CNN)

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    Dominion Voting Systems can force Fox Corporation executives Rupert and Lachlan Murdoch to testify on the witness stand at this month's scheduled defamation trial, a Delaware judge said Wednesday.

  2. UPI

    Dominion can force Murdochs to testify, judge rules (opens UPI)

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    Fox Corporation executives Rupert and Lachlan Murdoch must testify on the witness stand if called to do so, in this month's defamation trial brought by Dominion Voting Systems, a Delaware judge ruled Wednesday.

  3. Deadline

    Rupert Murdoch, Lachlan Murdoch And Others Can Be Compelled To Testify In Person In Dominion’s Defamation Trial Against Fox News, Judge Says (opens Deadline)

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    Rupert Murdoch, Lachlan Murdoch, Fox Corporation board member Paul Ryan and Fox Corp. executive Viet Dinh can be compelled to testify in Dominion’s upcoming defamation trial against Fox News,…

  4. NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth

    Dominion Urges Judge to Compel Murdochs to Testify Live in Fox Trial (opens NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth)

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    NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth's feed description

    Dominion Voting Systems is urging a Delaware judge to compel Fox execs Rupert Murdoch and Lachlan Murdoch to testify live in court.

  5. The Guardian

    Rupert and Lachlan Murdoch should testify in $1.6bn case, Fox News adversary says (opens The Guardian)

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    The Guardian's feed description

    Dominion Voter Systems tells Delaware judge Fox Corporation chairman, 92, and son should be compelled to testify live

  6. Variety

    Rupert Murdoch, Lachlan Might Be Called in Fox News-Dominion Trial (opens Variety)

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    Variety's feed description

    Rupert Murdoch and Lachlan Murdoch may be called to testify in Dominion Voting Systems' defamation lawsuit against Fox News, a judge has ruled.

  7. Axios

    Judge rules Dominion can force Murdochs to testify in court (opens Axios)

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    Axios's feed description

    The ruling deals a major blow to Fox News.

  8. New Hampshire Union Leader

    Fox News says Carlson, Hannity, Bartiromo set to testify at defamation trial (opens New Hampshire Union Leader)

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    New Hampshire Union Leader's feed description

    Fox News said Tucker Carlson, Sean Hannity and Maria Bartiromo and other top on-air personalities will be available to testify as it defends itself against a $1.6 billion defamation lawsuit

  9. Wall Street Journal

    Judge in Fox News Defamation Trial Says He Would Require Rupert Murdoch to Testify (opens Wall Street Journal)

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    Delaware Superior Court Judge Eric Davis said if plaintiff Dominion Voting Systems issues a trial subpoena for Rupert Murdoch to testify, he “would not quash it.”

  10. Forbes

    Rupert Murdoch Can Be Forced To Testify In Dominion Suit, Judge Says (opens Forbes)

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    Rupert Murdoch previously testified he did not believe the election fraud claims peddled by Trump supporters following the 2020 election.

  11. NBC News

    Dominion demands Rupert Murdoch testify live in defamation trial (opens NBC News)

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    Rupert Murdoch and his son, Lachlan Murdoch, are key to the voting systems company's case against Fox News' parent company, Fox Corp.

  12. New York Times

    Rupert Murdoch Can Be Forced to Testify in Defamation Trial, Judge Says (opens New York Times)

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    New York Times's feed description

    Star hosts for Fox News like Tucker Carlson and Sean Hannity may also appear in person at the high-profile trial, which is set to start April 17.

  13. The Columbian

    Murdoch can’t avoid testifying at Dominion trial, judge says (opens The Columbian)

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    The Columbian's feed description

    Rupert Murdoch and his son Lachlan can’t avoid testifying at trial if they’re subpoenaed by Dominion Voting Systems Inc. in the company’s $1.6 billion defamation suit over Fox News’s airing of false c

  14. Fortune

    Rupert Murdoch can be compelled to testify in Dominion defamation trial that could cost Fox $1.6 billion (opens Fortune)

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    The trial will focus on why Fox let guests falsely claim that Dominion helped Joe Biden win the presidency, even though many Fox employees knew it was bogus.

  15. The Week

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