https://variety.com/2020/tv/news/fox-news-lawsuit-washlite-dismissed-1234617658/
In an eight-page document, however, Superior Court Judge Brian McDonald said WASHLITE had failed to establish a case, noting that its “assertions do not hold up to scrutiny.” He added: “WASHLITE’s professed goal in this lawsuit – to ensure that the public receives accurate information about the coronavirus and COVID-19 – is laudable.” But its argument of using a consumer protection act, he said, “runs afoul of the protections of the First Amendment.”
A Seattle judge has dismissed a lawsuit from a little-known advocacy organization that hoped to bar Fox News Channel from transmitting its popular primetime opinion programs to its large cable-news audience.
WASHLITE argued in its initial filing that Fox News was subject to
established protections for consumers against false information and put
forth the notion that deceptive or unfair acts may be enjoined under
statutes in Washington state.
In an eight-page document, however, Superior Court Judge Brian McDonald said WASHLITE had failed to establish a case, noting that its “assertions do not hold up to scrutiny.” He added: “WASHLITE’s professed goal in this lawsuit – to ensure that the public receives accurate information about the coronavirus and COVID-19 – is laudable.” But its argument of using a consumer protection act, he said, “runs afoul of the protections of the First Amendment.”
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