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Critics argue that excessively strict pleading standards prevent plaintiffs with meritorious defamation claims from obtaining the evidence they need to support them.

Stephen Colbert just wanted to see media mogul Rupert Murdoch take the stand in court and "put his hand on the Bible and burst into flames."

The settlement robs the public of any further revelations about Fox News’ impact on democracy

Fox official confirms ‘tax deductibility’ of settlement, ‘but not the amount’ of tax break

Fox desperately wants to be treated like a real news organization — yet they have no plans to start acting like one

I’m sorry that a settlement was reached in the giant landmark defamation lawsuit brought by Dominion Voting Systems against Fox News.

Dominion Voting Systems’ defamation case against Fox News was settled for $787.5 million at the start of a trial Tuesday. Based on a series of sneak peeks at the damning evidence against Fox developed in pretrial discovery, the lucrative payout wasn’t surprising: The case Dominion was prepared to present was…

At first when I heard the news of the unprecedented settlement in the Fox News defamation case of nearly $800 million I hoped this was a victory for democracy.

I’m not surprised that Fox News settled the Dominion defamation lawsuit, though like everyone else I’m taken aback by the amount. My suspicion is that the decision to drop the defense stemmed less from a fear of the jury verdict — which might have been much lower — than from…