.levinsonjessica: Because of the actual malice standard, Sarah Palin lost her defamation battle against the New York Times. But she may eventually win the war.
Sarah Palin gestures as she exits the court during her defamation lawsuit against The New York Times, at the United States Courthouse in the Manhattan borough of New York City on Monday.In the case of former vice presidential nominee and “Masked Singer” contestant Sarah Palin against The New York Times, Palin is a double loser — at least for now.
Palin, like other public figures who sue for defamation, had to establish that the Times made a false statement of fact about her, which caused her harm and was made with actual malice. Both the judge and the jury correctly concluded that Palin failed to meet this admittedly high burden.
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