Jury Selected In Dominion Vs. Fox News Defamation Trial; Opening Arguments Set To Start Later Today
deadline.comA jury has been seated in the Dominion vs. Fox News trial, kicking off at last what is being billed as the “defamation trial of the century,” with the prospect of the network’s star hosts and Rupert Murdoch himself taking the stand.
With the 200 seats in courtroom 7E of the Leonard Williams Justice Center in Wilmington nearly filled, primarily by a swarm of reporters from around the country.
Judge Eric Davis had the members sworn in at about 10:45 AM ET. The jury is six men and six women. Seven members of the jury are Black, and five are white or Hispanic.
Also selected were 12 alternates, although one immediately asked to be excused. The 12 jurors were identified in open court only by number, out of concern that their names would be revealed in such a high profile case.
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