JonathanTurley

MARCH 2, 2022

District Judge Jed Rakoff has issued a stinging rebuke to former Alaska Gov. Senior U.S. Sarah Palin in seeking a new trial. A new trial was unlikely given Rakoff’s ruling that he would dismiss the case regardless of the verdict of the jury.

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JonathanTurley

FEBRUARY 19, 2022

Rakoff came up with a curious legal version of a palindrome in the defamation trial of former Alaska governor and vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin v. Here is the column: In a trial in New York, federal judge Jed S. The New York Times. Rakoff was previously reversed by the federal court of appeals for dismissing the action.

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JonathanTurley

FEBRUARY 18, 2022

Here is the column: For those of us who teach torts, we are living in the golden age of defamation. Most recently, after numerous efforts to dismiss the case, The New York Times found itself in court defending an editorial that bizarrely appeared to blame former Alaska Gov. Devin Nunes, R-Calif. Gabrielle Giffords, D-Ariz.

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