A jury in Manhattan found The New York Times not liable for defamation in a case brought by former Governor Sarah Palin. She claimed a 2017 editorial connected her to a mass shooting, which she argued was false and damaging. The jury deliberated for two hours before concluding that Palin failed to show that the article was published with 'actual malice,' a necessary legal threshold in defamation cases against media entities. The Times had issued a correction soon after the editorial was published. As the situation evolves, further updates are anticipated.
The jury ultimately cleared The New York Times of liability, emphasizing the absence of 'actual malice' in their reporting regarding Sarah Palin, thus upholding First Amendment protections.
After a quick deliberation, the nine-person jury in federal court determined that former Alaska Governor Sarah Palin did not meet the legal standard to prove her defamation case against The New York Times.
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