The judge in the case had said ahead of the ruling it would be thrown out if the jury had, in fact, sided with Palin since she failed or prove the paper’s malice. It is unclear if Palin and her legal team will appeal the decision.
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Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin’s libel case against The New York Times was unsuccessful after a jury found the newspaper did not maliciously damage her reputation by “erroneously linking her campaign rhetoric to a mass shooting.” So reports the Associated Press.
The judge in the case had said ahead of the ruling it would be thrown out if the jury had, in fact, sided with Palin since she failed or prove the paper’s malice. It is unclear if Palin and her legal team will appeal the decision.