Voting Tech Company Wants Secret Murdoch Docs

A company that makes voting machines is trying to get its hands on some secret documents. These aren't your average secret documents, though. They're part of a private court battle between Rupert Murdoch and his kids over who will lead his media empire after he's gone. But why does a voting machine company care about this? Well, it's all connected to some false claims that were made on Fox News during the 2020 election. The voting company thinks the secret documents could help their case against Fox. Smartmatic, the company in question, recently asked a court in Nevada for access to these documents. They believe they could find some juicy stuff that could strengthen their lawsuit against Fox News. The Murdoch family has been fighting about who will take over in private, but a judge recently rejected Rupert's plan to have his most conservative son, Lachlan, run the show alone. The Murdochs can still appeal, though. The voting company also wants to get these documents through the discovery phase of their ongoing lawsuit in New York. Their case is just one of many that are still going on, years after the 2020 election. Other voting machine companies and Trump allies are also involved in some of these legal battles.