A federal judge in Manhattan on Tuesday dismissed Sarah Palin's defamation lawsuit against the New York Times. The New York Times celebrated the decision. Related: 'We're sorry': New York Times issues correction to editorial after controversyAlthough it owned up to its error, the Times vowed to fight the case, asserting that the First Amendment protects its writers in such cases. Before the shooting, Sarah Palin's political action committee circulated a map of targeted electoral districts that put Ms. Giffords and 19 other Democrats under stylized cross hairs." Palin's attorneys also made extensive reference to a 2010 column by the New York Times' Charles Blow, who wrote at the time that liberals talk about the former Alaska governor to "drive viewership and Web clicks."

Source: CNN August 29, 2017 19:16 UTC