Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin lost her libel lawsuit against The New York Times on Tuesday when a jury rejected her claim that the newspaper maliciously damaged her reputation by erroneously linking her campaign rhetoric to a mass shooting.
Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin leaves a courthouse in New York, Tuesday, Feb. 15, 2022. Palin lost her libel lawsuit against The New York Times on Tuesday when a jury rejected her claim that the newspaper maliciously damaged her reputation by erroneously linking her campaign rhetoric to a mass shooting.
“There were three of us versus the monstrous team of The New York Times, and we did well,” she said. “Doing all they can to make sure the little guy has a voice, the underdog can have their say.” U.S. Rep. Steve Scalise, a Louisiana Republican, was wounded in the shooting, committed by a man with a history of anti-GOP activity.
“It was devastating to read a false accusation that I had anything to do with murder,” Palin said. “I felt powerless - that I was up against Goliath. .. I was David.” The First Amendment protects journalists “who make an honest mistake when they write about a person like Sarah Palin . That’s all this was about - an honest mistake,” Axelrod said.It was an uphill battle for Palin: The jury had to decide whether former Times editorial page editor James Bennet acted with “actual malice” against a public figure or with “reckless disregard” for the truth when he inserted the disputed wording into the piece.
United States Latest News, United States Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Judge to dismiss Sarah Palin's defamation suit against New York TimesA federal judge announced Monday afternoon that he would dismiss former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin’s defamation lawsuit against The New York Times, saying her legal team had failed to reach the high standards required for public figures to make their case.
Read more »
Judge dismisses Sarah Palin’s defamation lawsuit against The New York TimesU.S. District Judge Jed Rakoff dismissed Sarah Palin's libel lawsuit with a jury still deliberating, saying Palin failed to show that the Times had acted out of malice as required in libel lawsuits involving public figures.
Read more »
Jury rejects Sarah Palin’s libel claim against the New York TimesThe verdict came a day after U.S. District Court Judge Jed Rakoff said he would dismiss the lawsuit because Palin’s lawyers had failed to produce evidence that the newspaper knew that what it wrote about her in a 2017 editorial was false or defamatory.
Read more »
Sarah Palin Loses Defamation Case Against New York Times As Judge Says He’ll Dismiss ItThe jury is still deliberating in the case, but the judge's opinion is what will carry legal weight.
Read more »
Judge to dismiss Sarah Palin defamation case against The New York TimesU.S. District Judge Jed Rakoff in Manhattan said he will order the dismissal of Palin’s lawsuit after the jury finishes deliberating.
Read more »
Sarah Palin Loses Defamation Case Against New York Times As Judge Says He’ll Dismiss ItThe New York Times did not commit defamation when it incorrectly linked former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin (R) to a 2011 mass shooting, the judge in the case ruled after a weeklong trial.
Read more »