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2020-election defamation suits

Defamation lawsuits filed by Dominion and Smartmatic against Fox News, Newsmax, and other entities after the 2020 election

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Jan 10, 2026
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How have courts treated 'actual malice' defenses in media defamation cases arising from 2020 election coverage?

Courts have treated “actual malice” defenses in 2020-election defamation suits as a high but surmountable bar: judges routinely acknowledged the New York Times v. Sullivan standard but have repeatedly...

Feb 5, 2026

What were the legal outcomes and settlements in Dominion’s and Smartmatic’s major defamation cases after 2020?

and brought sweeping defamation suits after the ; Dominion secured a landmark settlement from and later settled with for , while Smartmatic has obtained at least a confidential settlement with Newsmax...