Few conservatives have been treated worse in the press than the former Alaska Governor Sarah Palin. While the mainstream media despises all Republicans, they have an especially disturbing vitriol for conservative women. This has made the unapologetically right-wing Palin their perfect target for years.
Thankfully, Palin has never been one to take this lying down. In one instance, she sued The New York Times for a 2017 editorial that falsely claimed that her campaign had encouraged the 2011 shooting of then-Rep. Gabby Giffords.
Unfortunately, U.S. District Judge Jed Rakoff dismissed this lawsuit in February 2022. He did so after allowing the jurors to finish deliberating and give a verdict, which ultimately was in favor of the New York Times.
On Wednesday, however, Palin scored a huge victory in court when the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Manhattan overturned both that dismissal and the verdict.
From Fox News:
“We have no difficulty concluding that an average jury’s verdict would be affected if several jurors knew that the judge had already ruled for one of the parties on the very claims the jurors were charged with deciding,” 2nd Circuit Judge John Walker Jr. said regarding the dismissal.“We think a jury’s verdict reached with the knowledge of the judge’s already-announced disposition of the case will rarely be untainted, no matter what the jurors say upon subsequent inquiry,” Walker said, addressing claims from jurors that the dismissal and subsequent notifications did not affect their decision.
The court noted several other issues with how Palin’s lawsuit was handled, including restrictions on her claim that editorial page editor James Bennet allowed the unsubstantiated claims against her to politically aid his brother, Sen. Michael Bennet of Colorado.
Huge Victory For Palin And Conservatives Everywhere
This is a huge win for Palin, who has been a punching bag for the media ever since the late Arizona Senator John McCain named her as his running mate during the 2008 presidential election. Her lawyers celebrated the ruling as “a significant step forward in the process of holding publishers accountable for content that misleads readers and the public in general.”
Meanwhile, the New York Times whined that the ruling was “disappointing.” However, there’s really nothing they can do about it. Much to the liberal publication’s dismay, it seems that Palin will be getting her day in court to defend herself against the lies they shamefully told about her.
It’s time for more conservatives to start fighting back against the lies the media spreads about them. The left has gained so much control over the mainstream media that they have become confident that they can use publications to spread blatant lies with no consequences. Palin knows better than most just how damaging these lies can be, both personally and professionally.
The New York Times was once a publication that could be trusted by both sides of the aisle. Sadly, it has devolved into little more than a propaganda tool for the left. That’s why we can only hope that Palin’s lawsuit against this publication is a massive success.
Key Takeaways:
- A federal court reinstates Sarah Palin’s defamation lawsuit against The New York Times.
- The NYT falsely claimed that Palin’s campaign encouraged the 2011 shooting of then-Rep. Gabby Giffords.
- More conservatives need to fight back against the lies spread by mainstream media outlets.
Source: Fox News
