Sarah Palin vs. The New York Times: What the Jury Decided After Shocking Allegations
A federal jury in Manhattan ruled Tuesday that The New York Times did not defame Sarah Palin in a editorial linking her political rhetoric to a deadly mass shooting. The decision, delivered after just two hours of deliberations, marks the second legal defeat for the former Alaska governor and Republican vice-presidential nominee in her yearslong battle against the newspaper. Palin sued the Times and former editorial page editor James Bennet over the opinion piece titled “America’s Lethal Politics,” which incorrectly suggested her political action committee’s crosshairs-themed map...
