Sarah Palin loses retrial of defamation case against New York Times
Jury finds newspaper not liable for allegedly defaming former Alaska governor in 2017 editorial about gun control
Sarah Palin on Tuesday lost in the retrial of her defamation case against the New York Times – a second defeat in the efforts by the former Republican vice-presidential candidate.
A federal jury in New York found the newspaper not liable for allegedly defaming Palin in a 2017 editorial about gun control.
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