Emery Celli Brinckerhoff Abady Ward & Maazel LLP (“ECBAWM”) has joined Teter Legal, the Legal Accountability Center, Farrar & Ball LLP, and Farnan LLP in representing California Governor Gavin Newsom in his pending defamation suit against Fox News Network, LLC.

In 2025, Gov. Newsom sued Fox News in Delaware Superior Court regarding its coverage of communications between Gov. Newsom and President Donald Trump in June 2024, while President Trump deployed military troops to suppress demonstrations and unrest in Los Angeles.  In his suit, Gov. Newsom alleges that, as President Trump’s military deployment in Los Angeles began to garner global media attention, Fox intentionally manipulated its coverage to give the appearance that Gov. Newsom had lied when he stated that he did not receive a call or “even a voicemail” from President Trump before the President deployed the military in California’s largest city.  Earlier this year, the court denied Fox’s motion to dismiss Gov. Newsom’s suit.

“For too long, Fox News has used its national platform to lie to protect President Trump and attack his political opponents, all in disservice to the American public, which relies on outlets like Fox for truthful news coverage, not false, pro-White House talking points,” said ECBAWM attorney Nick Bourland. “We are thrilled to join Governor Newsom’s effort to hold Fox accountable for misleading its viewers and spreading political propaganda.”

Gov. Newsom is represented by ECBAWM attorneys Nick Bourland and Jake Heller alongside Teter Legal, the Legal Accountability Center, Farrar & Ball LLP, and Farnan LLP.