Dominion Voting Systems has settled its defamation lawsuit against Fox News in a last-minute move Tuesday, Delaware Superior Court Judge Eric Davis announced, resolving one of the most high-profile defamation cases in recent history for nearly $800 million—and avoiding a weeks-long trial that would have likely put some of Fox News’ top figures on the stand and potentially led to the network being forced to pay billions in damages.

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