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Clinton-Appointed Judge Throws Out Palin Defamation Case Against New York Times – While Jury Still Deliberating
By Cristina Laila - February 14, 2022

A federal judge on Monday tossed out Sarah Palin’s libel case against the New York Times – while the jury is still deliberating.

The lawsuit centered around a New York Times op-ed that falsely implicated Palin’s political action committee (PAC) for “political incitement” in the shooting of former Rep. Gabby Giffords.

In June 2017, the same day that a leftist shot Rep. Steve Scalise during a congressional baseball practice, the Times ran an op-ed headlined “America’s Lethal Politics.” The piece falsely claimed that Palin’s PAC had shared a map with 20 Democratic lawmakers, including Giffords, in “stylized crosshairs” prior to her shooting. They claimed that “the link to political incitement was clear.”

Palin says that former editorial page editor James Bennet defamed her by publishing the claim.

U.S. District Court Judge Jed Rakoff, a Clinton appointee tossed out the case and said Palin’s lawyers did not present sufficient evidence against the New York Times.

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https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2022/02/just-clinton-appointed-judge-throws-palin-defamation-case-new-york-times/