A jury in New York ruled Tuesday that The New York Times did not defame former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin (R) with an editorial about gun violence in 2011.
Tuesday’s ruling comes nearly three years after a separate jury found the Times not liable for damages over the op-ed, which linked her to the deadly 2011 shooting in an Arizona parking lot that injured then-Rep. Gabrielle Giffords (D-Ariz.).
Palin testified at a trial Monday that death threats against her increased and she felt “defenseless” after the Times editorial about gun violence said her PAC had contributed to an atmosphere of violence, according to The Associated Press.
Hours after the editorial was published, the Times corrected inaccuracies it contained, noting a previous version had “incorrectly stated that a link existed between political rhetoric and the 2011 shooting.”
After the Times was found not liable for damages against Palin in 2022, the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Manhattan last year revived the case, citing errors made by the trial judge, including dismissing the case while the last jury was deliberating.
When the case was revived, a lawyer for Palin celebrated “a significant step forward in the process of holding publishers accountable for content that misleads readers and the public in general.”
The Associated Press contributed.
