Fox loses bid to pause Smartmatic defamation case in wake of charges against voting machine company
Source: Courthouse News Service
November 24, 2025
MANHATTAN (CN) — A New York state judge on Monday morning denied Fox’s motion to pause the $2.7 billion defamation lawsuit brought by voting machine company Smartmatic until newly filed federal corruption charges against the voting technology company are handled.
“I don’t find that there’s good cause for a stay,” New York State Supreme Court Justice David B. Cohen said Monday, ruling against Fox’s request to halt proceedings in Smartmatic’s 2021 civil defamation case until the federal indictment is resolved. “This would cause undue delay.”
With no stay in effect, Smartmatic’s case is scheduled to advance arguments to summary judgment next week.
Smartmatic sued Fox Corporation and its right-wing news network in early 2021 over broadcasts that falsely claimed the company interfered in the 2020 presidential election.
Read more: https://courthousenews.com/fox-loses-bid-to-pause-smartmatic-defamation-case-in-wake-of-charges-against-voting-machine-company/
This defamation case is running in the NY state courts.
The Guardian had a summary today of some of the info that was just released related to this case - What happened at Fox News after the 2020 election? Documents reveal new details
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