Judge Dismisses Newsmax’s Lawsuit Against Fox News Just Days After It Was Filed

Alex Griffing Sep 5th, 2025, 12:31 pm

Alex Griffing

U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon dismissed Newsmax’s antitrust lawsuit against Fox News on Friday, calling it a “shotgun complaint.”

Newsmax filed a lawsuit on Wednesday against Fox News, accusing the right-leaning outlet of acting as a monopoly and pushing out its competitors.

“But for Fox’s anticompetitive behavior, Newsmax would have achieved greater pay TV distribution, seen its audience and ratings grow sooner, gained earlier ‘critical mass’ for major advertisers and become, overall, a more valuable media property,” alleged the complaint .

Cannon noted that a “shotgun complaint” is where “each count adopts the allegations of all precedin

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