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Sarah Palin’s eight-year lawsuit against the New York Times ends again

Ellsworth Toohey
Dec 16, 2025
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A federal judge has rejected Sarah Palin’s request for a third trial in her libel lawsuit against the New York Times, effectively ending an eight-year legal battle that became a cause célèbre for media critics on the right.

Judge Jed Rakoff also refused Palin’s request that he recuse himself from the case, noting…

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