Ballard Spahr: Jury Rules for The New York Times in Defamation Lawsuit by Sarah Palin
February 18, 2022
February 18, 2022
PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, Feb. 18 -- Ballard Spahr, a law firm, issued the following news release on Feb. 17, 2022:
With trial counsel from Ballard Spahr, The New York Times has prevailed in a libel suit by former Alaska Governor Sarah Palin in a high-stakes case closely watched by the press, politicians, and the public.
The jury ruled on February 14 that The Times was not liable for a 2017 editorial that linked Palin's political rhetoric to a mass shooting.
With trial counsel from Ballard Spahr, The New York Times has prevailed in a libel suit by former Alaska Governor Sarah Palin in a high-stakes case closely watched by the press, politicians, and the public.
The jury ruled on February 14 that The Times was not liable for a 2017 editorial that linked Palin's political rhetoric to a mass shooting.