May 15, 2023
On April 18, Fox News
agreed to pay Dominion Voting Systems $787.5 million to settle
a defamation lawsuit stemming from allegations of voter fraud in
the 2020 presidential election. The historic settlement came just
before the trial was set to begin in a case many saw as having
significant First Amendment implications.
In this exclusive conversation, attorneys for Fox and Dominion join
First Amendment attorney Lee Levine to reflect on what led to the
case, its outcome, and the arguments they would have made had the
case gone to trial.
Tom Clare is a founding partner of Clare Locke LLP and was counsel to Dominion. Dan Webb is co-executive chairman of Winston & Strawn and was counsel for Fox News.
The conversation was organized and presented by The First Amendment Salon on Tuesday, May 9.
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