Feb 14 Judge dismisses Sarah Palin’s libel lawsuit against the New York Times By Tom Hays, Associated Press A judge said Monday he’ll dismiss a libel lawsuit that former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin filed against The New York Times, claiming the newspaper damaged her reputation with an editorial falsely linking her campaign rhetoric to a mass shooting. Continue reading
Feb 11 Watch 7:08 Sarah Palin lawsuit against The New York Times challenges free speech protections By William Brangham, Tess Conciatori The boundaries of the U.S. Constitution and freedom of the press are being deliberated in Manhattan, as a jury considers Sarah Palin's libel case against The New York Times. It centers on a 2017 Times' editorial about dangerous rhetoric and… Continue watching
Feb 11 Jury hears closing arguments in Palin vs. NY Times trial By Tom Hays, Associated Press A widely circulated New York Times editorial falsely linking former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin to a mass shooting was a libelous display of arrogance and unchecked power, Palin’s lawyer said in closing arguments Friday at a defamation trial. A Times… Continue reading
Feb 10 Palin calls New York Times the ‘Goliath’ during libel dispute By Tom Hays, Associated Press The comparison came Thursday during Palin's testimony at a civil trial where she's accused the newspaper of damaging her reputation with an editorial linking her campaign rhetoric to a mass shooting. Continue reading
Feb 09 Palin takes witness stand in libel case against New York Times By Tom Hays, Associated Press Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin has taken the witness stand in her defamation lawsuit against The New York Times. She testified for only about 20 minutes at the end of the day Wednesday at a civil trial in federal court… Continue reading
Feb 03 Watch 8:31 Sarah Palin takes The New York Times to court, raising First Amendment concerns By Geoff Bennett, Matt Loffman A court case in New York began Thursday that will pit a Republican political star against a media giant and could put the First Amendment on trial. Sarah Palin versus The New York Times is a case more than four… Continue watching
Feb 03 Palin resumes court battle with New York Times after COVID pause By Tom Hays, Associated Press Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin is back in a New York City courtroom more than a week after her libel trial against The New York Times was postponed because she tested positive for COVID-19. Continue reading
Jan 24 Sarah Palin COVID-19 tests delay libel trial against New York Times By Tom Hays, Associated Press A judge has delayed trial for former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin's defamation claims against The New York Time after she tested positive for the coronavirus three times. Continue reading
Jun 05 Justice Dept. says it’ll no longer seize reporters’ records By Eric Tucker, Associated Press The Justice Department said Saturday that it no longer will secretly obtain reporters’ records during leak investigations, a policy shift that abandons a practice decried by news organizations and press freedom groups. Continue reading
Dec 31 Watch 9:06 The pandemic’s toll in 2020 and the difficult road ahead Since the first reported case of COVID-19 a little more than a year ago, the pandemic has taken a devastating toll in the U.S. -- far worse than in many other developed countries. Donald G. McNeil Jr., a science and… Continue watching