When Sarah Palin arrived at a federal court on Monday, her appearance promised little in the way of legal fireworks. Palin was in downtown Manhattan for a retrial in her defamation lawsuit against the New York Times. The US second circuit court of appeals revamped Palin’s case in 2024, having determined that Judge Jed Rakoff wrongly intruded on jurors’ decision-making. Many of these lawsuits are unlikely to pass legal muster: public figures have a high burden in proving defamation. Asked about Palin’s claims, the Times said: “This case revolves around a passing reference to an event in an editorial that was not about Sarah Palin.

Source: The Times April 20, 2025 21:22 UTC