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Palin Defamation Trial Underway with Jury Selection, Opening Statements and First Witness

NEW YORK—Former Alaska governor Sarah Palin’s defamation trial against The New York Times commenced in federal court in lower Manhattan on Feb. 3. Palin brought the lawsuit against the newspaper after its editorial board published an editorial about her, which she deemed defamatory. The genesis of the editorial dates back to 2011 when on Jan….


Sarah Palin and New York Times in Manhattan Court for Defamation Trial: Details of Day 1

NEW YORK—Former Alaska governor Sarah Palin’s defamation trial against The New York Times commenced in federal court in lower Manhattan on Feb. 3. Palin brought the lawsuit against the newspaper after its editorial board published an editorial about her, which she deemed defamatory. The genesis of the editorial dates back to 2011 when on Jan….