AFP via Getty ImagesKey FactsU.S. District Judge Jed Rakoff said Palin tested positive as the trial was set to get under way on Monday. Palin then took another rapid antigen test, and Rakoff said it was reasonable to determine after three tests that Palin has Covid-19 and the trial should be delayed. The trial is likely delayed until February 3, assuming that Palin is asymptomatic or has only minor symptoms. If the trial can’t start on February 3, however, Rakoff said Monday the trial could potentially be delayed for months. Further ReadingSarah Palin v. New York Times Spotlights Push to Loosen Libel Law (New York Times)Sarah Palin set to battle New York Times at defamation trial (Reuters)Sarah Palin Denounces Getting Covid-19 Vaccine, Says ‘Over My Dead Body’ (Forbes)

Source: Forbes January 24, 2022 16:03 UTC