Smartmatic sued Newsmax in Delaware state court in November 2021, alleging it spread false claims against the voting company, which a judge allowed to move forward in February 2023; the case will go to trial September 30 unless a settlement is reached,

A jury will decide whether Newsmax engaged in actual malice against Smartmatic over claims that the voting machine company helped rig the 2020 presidential election.

Voting machine company Smartmatic's defamation case against right wing media outfit Newsmax will go forward in Delaware, after a ruling Thursday.