Key Points

• Opening arguments are set to begin in Dominion Voting Systems’ defamation lawsuit against Fox News.
• Dominion has accused Fox of “intentionally and falsely” blaming it for former President Donald Trump’s loss to President Joe Biden by airing false claims that the company rigged the 2020 election.
• Fox has maintained the statements made about Dominion on its air are protected by the First Amendment.
• The case has led to the release of troves of private messages and testimony from top Fox News figures including Fox Corp. Chairman Rupert Murdoch and opinion host Tucker Carlson.

Andrew Kelly | Reuters

WILMINGTON, Del. — Opening arguments are set to begin Tuesday in the Dominion Voting Systems’ defamation lawsuit accusing Fox News of spreading the damaging falsehood that the company rigged the 2020 election.

The civil trial in Delaware Superior Court arrives more than two years after Dominion, which sells voting machines and election software, first accused Fox of knowingly airing lies about the company in order to boost its ratings.

The network “intentionally and falsely” blamed Dominion for former President Donald Trump’s loss to President Joe Biden by broadcasting unsubstantiated claims about the company, including that it meddled with vote tallies, Dominion alleged.

Fox has maintained that the statements made about Dominion on its air are protected by the First Amendment, which shields the freedoms of speech and press. The network also argued that Dominion’s suit...

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