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Source: Associated Press
Judge: Sarah Palin seeks new trial in defamation lawsuit
February 24, 2022
NEW YORK (AP) A Manhattan judge said Wednesday that lawyers for Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin are seeking a new trial on her defamation claims against The New York Times, along with his removal from the case.
U.S. District Judge Jed S. Rakoff made the disclosure during a brief telephone conference with lawyers.
Rakoff said in an order last week that jurors knew before delivering their verdict against Palin earlier this month that he had ruled against her as a matter of law the previous day.
Rakoff said the jurors repeatedly assured his law clerk that pop-up news notifications on their phones about the judges ruling did not affect their deliberations.
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brooklynite
(93,873 posts)gratuitous
(82,849 posts)But some folks saw this coming. And under the heading of an "abundance of caution," the motion for a new trial will stand a far better chance of success than the underlying lawsuit.
Gore1FL
(21,034 posts)peacefreak2.0
(1,023 posts)Its whoevers backing her. Her main goal is staying in the news cycle any way she can.
walkingman
(7,512 posts)inthewind21
(4,616 posts)Her main goal is getting before the Supreme Court so they can overturn Sullivan. I believe little man Rittenhouse is the second tool to try and achieve this.
peacefreak2.0
(1,023 posts)That, too. Neither one of them would be bright enough to put this into motion.
former9thward
(31,805 posts)He was not a public figure when he was written about in the media. He is now but you can't go backwards.