Beyond the Palin: court throws out ex-governor’s defamation case ... again

Victory of press freedom as judge is unconvinced by former Republican vice-presidential candidate’s evidence

16 February 2022 - 20:13 By Bob Van Voris

Former Alaska governor Sarah Palin has lost her defamation case against the New York Times for a second time, with a jury finding for the newspaper a day after the judge said he’d throw the case out anyway due to weak evidence...

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