Posted on 08/28/2020 7:17:14 PM PDT by E. Pluribus Unum
U.S. Judge Jed S. Rakoff, a Bill Clinton appointee, allowed Sarah Palin’s defamation lawsuit against the New York Times to proceed, saying that a jury should decide whether editorial page editor James Bennet acted with “actual malice” in writing that Palin was responsible for “political incitement” that led to the mass shooting in Tuscon, Arizona, in January 2011.
The Times published the editorial in the wake of a June 2017 mass shooting by a deranged leftist who targeted Republican members of Congress at their baseball practice. The Tuscon shooter was mentally disturbed; accusations against Palin had long since been disproved.
The Times issued a correction, but Palin sued. Rakoff dismissed the lawsuit, but it was reinstated by the Second Circuit. (Ironically, Bennet recently resigned as editorial page editor under pressure from “woke” reporters.)
In his ruling Friday, Rakoff rejected efforts by Palin’s legal team to argue that the tough “actual malice” standard for public figures should not apply, or that the Times was liable, regardless of intent, if there was a possibility readers could make a defamatory intepretation.
But he said a jury ought to decide whether the Times, through Bennet, acted with actual malice:
[T]aken in the light most favorable to plaintiff [Palin], the evidence shows Bennet came up with an angle for the Editorial, ignored the articles brought to his attention that were inconsistent with his angle, disregarded the results … [of] research that he commissioned, and ultimately made the point he set out to make in reckless disregard of the truth[.]
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Ping.
I hope this hockey mom (Sarah) kicks their ass.
Hope she wins!
They will appeal though.
Nothing wrong with piling on James Bennet and the Slimes.
Get ‘em Sarah, castrate the OLD GREY LADY.
Maybe Sarah is pursuing this lawsuit because she needs the money. There would be nothing wrong with that. Since she and Todd divorced, perhaps she had to divide certain assets and sources of income.
I was surprised to see her being quoted a few weeks back when Kamala was nominated for VP. Not that Kamala paid any attention to Sarah’s wisdom and advice.
I wish the best for Sarah and her family.
It’s a shame the way she was ganged up on by snakes in both parties.
Some good news for a change. Go get’em Sarah!
As a side observation, my heart goes out to her. Her demeanor on Tucker last week struck me as unsettled, as in troubled. I think the divorce really shook her.
Her and Sean Hannity should hook up. Both are in their late 50s and divorced.
p
Why do you think he buys (no-limits) his full staff lunch, everyday. HINT, he's not trying to be Santa Claus, although it may appear he is.
I mean the following in a good way, Sean, it's ok to be driven, but I would argue that your obsessed in your work ethic. It's already cost you your wife. Slow down some, smell the roses, take a walk in a park somewhere.
Some people are extremely driven and he appears to be one of them.To each his own I guess.One day he will.
Hannity was off last night...
And the MAGA Kid’s lawsuit against the Slimes is still pending...
Well if Trump can be blamed by the MSM blamed for riots and deaths etc. but not credited for anything good..
God Bless Sarah Palin... and keep her safe from MSM snakes.
U.S. Judge Jed S. Rakoff, a Bill Clinton appointee, allowed Sarah Palin’s defamation lawsuit against the New York Times to proceed, saying that a jury should decide whether editorial page editor James Bennet acted with “actual malice” in writing that Palin was responsible for “political incitement” that led to the mass shooting in Tuscon, Arizona, in January 2011. The Times published the editorial in the wake of a June 2017 mass shooting by a deranged leftist who targeted Republican members of Congress at their baseball practice.
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