Former Alaska Governor Sarah Palin lost her defamation lawsuit against the New York Times regarding a 2017 editorial that mistakenly linked her political action committee to the Tucson shooting. A federal jury found that there was no libel, which follows an earlier appeal that also favored the Times. The case carries implications beyond Palin, as it poses a potential challenge to the precedent established by New York Times v. Sullivan, which requires public figures to show actual malice in defamation cases.
This is not an honest mistake about a passing reference. For her, it was a life-changer, he told the jury.
Palin and other conservatives viewed the case as a vehicle to overturn the landmark New York Times v. Sullivan, fundamentally changing libel law.
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