Newsmax and Smartmatic settle 2020 US election defamation lawsuit
Newsmax and Smartmatic settle 2020 US election defamation lawsuit
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Newsmax and Smartmatic settle 2020 US election defamation lawsuit
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Davis had also ruled that Newsmax could use the “neutral report privilege” as a defense in the case – a legal shield that allows media outlets to broadcast allegations if they are reporting on a newsworthy event and do so in a disinterested and neutral way. Davis had not let Fox used that defense in its litigation.
“Disinterested”? Hardly
Given that this was about an election, I don’t think they should be allowed to settle without making the terms public.
I think all settlements should be public