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Sarah Palin loses her defamation retrial against The New York Times | CNN Business

On April 22, 2025, a jury in New York reached a verdict in the defamation lawsuit filed by Sarah Palin against The New York Times, ruling in favor of the newspaper. The lawsuit stemmed from an editorial published by The New York Times in 2017 that mistakenly linked Palin's political action committee's advertisement to a mass shooting, suggesting it incited violence. Despite acknowledging the error and issuing a correction, Palin sought damages, claiming the editorial damaged her reputation. The jury, after deliberating, determined that The New York Times did not act with "actual malice," a necessary element for a public figure to win a defamation case, thus dismissing Palin's claims. This decision upholds the high legal standard set by the Supreme Court's 1964 ruling in New York Times v. Sullivan, which requires public figures to prove that false statements were made with knowledge of their falsity or with reckless disregard for the truth.

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