There are still plenty of lawsuits swirling around in courts across the nation connected with the Jan. 6, 2021 Capitol protests.

One of those was launched by Ray Epps, "an Arizona man at the center of a conspiracy theory" regarding how the Capitol protests started, who sued Fox News for defamation.

According to The Hill, the lawsuit was tossed out this week by federal Judge Jennifer L. Hall of the U.S. District Court of Delaware. 

Epps' lawyers said the network knowingly promoted "destructive conspiracy theories" regarding his involvement in the Capitol protests and riots that broke out on that day.

What's going on?

Epps was the center of several reports on the network, many of them by former Fox News host Tucker Carlson, that focused on the allegation that Epps was a federal agent purposely stirring up protesters on that day to make President Donald Trump's supporters look bad.

NBC News noted:

Epps, a Jan. 6 defendant, argued in a July 2023 lawsuit that Fox News told a "fantastical story" that Epps acted as an undercover FBI agent who was responsible for violence during the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol. The Trump supporter had become a target of right-wing conspiracy theories and was featured in dozens of Fox News segments, many of which were anchored by then-host Tucker Carlson.

The lawsuit claimed "those lies have destroyed Ray’s and Robyn’s lives," referring to his wife.

BREAKING: Judge dismisses Ray Epps’ lawsuit against Tucker Carlson and Fox News.

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Lawyers for Fox News filed a motion for the lawsuit to be dismissed based on "failure to state a claim," and Judge Hall agreed, dismissing the case on Wednesday.

Earlier this year, Epps was sentenced to one year of probation after pleading guilty to a misdemeanor crime regarding his involvement in the J6 protests.

Fox News celebrates

Fox News released a statement celebrating the lawsuit's dismissal, which came in the wake of several other lawsuits against talent at the network being dropped.

The network touted that it was protected by the First Amendment in its reporting.

Last year, it wrote that Epps' lawsuit was "a direct attack on the First Amendment."

"Following the dismissals of the Jankowicz, Bobulinski, and now Epps cases, FOX News is pleased with these back-to-back decisions from federal courts preserving the press freedoms of the First Amendment," the network's statement read.