The Times issued a correction for the editorial two days after it was published. On Friday, weeks after lawyers for Palin and The Times made arguments at a hearing, Rakoff denied a Times motion for summary judgment. The editorial, as it was first published, argued that “the link to political incitement was clear” in the 2011 shooting. It also suggested a connection between a map circulated by Palin’s political action committee and the shooting. At the same time, he added, a jury could conclude that The Times knowingly sought to assert a direct link where none existed.

Source: bd News24 August 29, 2020 05:03 UTC