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"[T]he district court’s Rule 50 ruling improperly intruded on the province of the jury by making credibility determinations, weighing evidence, and ignoring facts or inferences that a reasonable juror could plausibly have found to support Palin’s case."

The former VP candidate lost a trial involving her lawsuit against the newspaper over a 2017 editorial

Here's the introduction (the whole opinion is 68 pages long): At trial, plaintiff Sarah Palin wholly failed to prove her case even to the minimum standard required by law. Accordingly, defendants the New York Times Company (the "Times") and James Bennet moved to dismiss the case prior to the start…

Newspaper editorial and editor at centre of trial did not defame ex-Alaska governor, unanimous jury finds

Judge will dismiss former Alaska governor’s complaint for failing to meet ‘actual malice’ standards

NEW YORK — Team Sarah Palin disclosed its disdain for the New York Times went beyond the error at the heart of her libel lawsuit during closing arguments in the case Friday.

Attorneys deliver closing arguments in closely watched libel case

On the witness stand, former Alaska governor compares herself to David with newspaper as Goliath

NEW YORK — A former New York Times opinion editor being sued along with his ex-employer by former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin fell on his sword Tuesday by insisting the error at the heart of the case was all on him.