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🚨Gavin Newsom wins a key round in his $787M defamation case against Fox News.
A judge ruled it’s “reasonably conceivable” Fox knowingly aired false claims about Newsom’s call with Donald Trump and denied their motion to dismiss.
The case now heads to trial.
Newsom: “Looking forward to discovery.”
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Analysis Summary
A California judge ruled that Gavin Newsom's $787 million defamation case against Fox News can proceed to trial, finding it 'reasonably conceivable' that Fox knowingly aired false claims about a phone call between Newsom and Trump. The ruling denied Fox's motion to dismiss the case. This is significant because defamation cases rarely survive motions to dismiss — Newsom cleared a major procedural hurdle that typically eliminates weak claims before trial. The case involves Fox coverage of Newsom's 2025 call with Trump regarding Los Angeles protests, which Newsom alleged was misrepresented on air.
Claims Analysis (4)
“Gavin Newsom wins a key round in his $787M defamation case against Fox News”
Bloomberg Law and TheWrap confirm Newsom won initial ruling denying Fox's motion to dismiss.
“A judge ruled it's 'reasonably conceivable' Fox knowingly aired false claims about Newsom's call with Donald Trump”
Bloomberg Law reports the judge's ruling that it is 'reasonably conceivable' Fox knowingly aired false claims.
“Fox denied their motion to dismiss”
Bloomberg Law and TheWrap both confirm Fox's motion to dismiss was denied by the judge.
“The case now heads to trial”
TheWrap reports the case 'moves toward trial' after the judge's ruling.
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