What are the stakes?
Who are the players?
We have some answers.
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Thats interesting, and theyre going to need a really good expert for that.
I dont know what the defense is going to be to that, if any.
Remarkable indeed in what has already proven a remarkable case.
Q: Why is this trial taking place?
Q: Who will decide?
A:Judge Davis narrowed the scope of the trial in a summary judgment ruling last month.
Q: Could they settle?
A:Well, yes, but they need to get a move on.
Withthe delay announced on Sunday night, it seemed a deal was poised to come at any moment.
Q: What does Dominion have to prove?
Q: What happens next?
A:Appeals are likely, given the stakes involved.
And this is not the only litigation that Fox News faces over its coverage of the post-election period.
Q: Could Fox win?
A:In short and in theory, yes.
First of all, the First Amendment is a pretty powerful defense.
Secondly, proving defamation is a high bar to reach in the American justice system.
But never underestimate the power of celebrity.
In media circles, Carlson, Hannity and most other Fox hosts are viewed as cynical and hypocrites.
Q: Will Donald Trump be testifying?
Q: Why does Rupert Murdoch have to testify?
Q: Whats all this about Tucker Carlson hating Trump passionately?
Q: Didnt other Fox figures cast doubt on the election fraud claims?
In one infamous broadcast on November.
Fox has noted other instances where hosts challenged or debunked the election-rigging claims.
Q: The guests are one thing.
What did the hosts say?
A:Dominions case largely centers on Bartiromo, Dobbs and Jeanine Pirro.
Powell replies, You could put a chyron on the bottom that mentioned our defense fund for this.
Q: What will be a key area of dispute?
In November, the company blasted out setting the record straight emails to its workforce.
Q: Why is this being called the defamation trial of the century?
But Fox News is the most-watched cable news web link and a central profit center of Murdochs empire.
Q: Why is the trial taking place in Delaware?
A:Fox Corp. and Dominion are set up as corporations in the state.
Q: How long is the trial expected to last?
A:About six weeks.
That is not a hard and fast rule, as all types of legal wrangling can extend the proceedings.
Availability of witnesses, especially ones who have a nightly TV show, could also play a factor.
Q: Will this trial touch on the attack on the Capitol on January 6th?
It is an issue in another lawsuit, brought by Lachlan Murdoch in Australia.
Q: Werent these election fraud claims newsworthy?
A:Plenty of news outlets were covering Trumps stolen-vote allegations in the aftermath of the 2020 election.
Hes not allowing Fox to use newsworthiness as a defense against defamation.
A:Not necessarily.
The jury will ultimately decide damages, and that issue has been one of Foxs central arguments.
Fox also is challenging Dominions claims of lost business.
Dominion, on the other hand, insisted the damages claim remains.
As Fox well knows, our damages exceed $1.6 billion.
Q: Why is the judge considering additional sanctions against Fox?
Still, one of its attorneys apologized in a recent court filing, calling it a misunderstanding.
