Jury Finds NY Times Not Liable in Sarah Palin Defamation Case (Connecting the Dots: Sarah Palin, Todd Palin, Gabby Giffords, The New York Times, The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 2nd Circuit, Americans for Responsible Solutions, The Belizean Grove, The Bohemian Club & Cindy Hensley McCain, Letitia James & Soros Funding, All Networking)
Newsmax.com
Tuesday,
22 April 2025 04:05 PM EDT
https://www.newsmax.com/politics/sarah-palin-new-york-times-libel/2025/04/22/id/1207912/
A
federal jury in Manhattan on Tuesday found the New
York Times not
liable for allegedly defaming Sarah Palin in a 2017 editorial about gun
control, dealing the former Republican vice presidential candidate a second
loss at trial.
The
verdict came in a retrial of Palin's case, after a federal appeals court threw
out a 2022 verdict in the Times' favor. Palin, 61, who also served as Alaska's
governor, sued the newspaper and former editorial page editor James Bennet over
a June 14, 2017, article that wrongly suggested she may have incited a January
2011 mass shooting in an Arizona parking lot.
Six
people were killed and Democrat Rep. Gabby Giffords was seriously wounded in the
attack.
Bennet
said he was under deadline pressure when he added language to "America's
Lethal Politics" that linked the attack to a map from Palin's political
action committee that put Giffords and other Democrats under crosshairs.
The
Times quickly acknowledged its mistake and apologized, publishing a correction
14 hours after the editorial appeared online.
Lawyers
for Palin said that wasn't enough because the backtracking didn't mention her
by name.
In her
closing argument, Times' lawyer Felicia Ellsworth alluded to the high burden
that Palin, a public figure, had in order to hold the newspaper liable.
"To
win this case, Governor Palin needs to prove that the New York Times and James
Bennet did not care about the truth," she said. "There has not been
one shred of evidence showing anything other than an honest mistake."
Palin
lawyer Ken Turkel said it was more than that.
"This
is not an honest mistake about a passing reference" to Palin, he said in
his closing argument. "For her, it was a life-changer." Palin lost
her first trial in February 2022, but the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in
Manhattan last August said the verdict was tainted by several rulings from the
presiding judge. The case had long been viewed by Palin and other conservatives
as a possible vehicle to overturn the 1964 U.S. Supreme Court landmark New York Times v.
Sullivan.
In that
case, the court said that to win a defamation case, a public figure must
demonstrate that an offending statement was made with "actual
malice," meaning with knowledge it was false or with reckless disregard as
to whether it was false. The 2nd Circuit, however, said Palin waived the
argument by waiting too long to challenge the "actual malice"
standard. President Donald Trump has also questioned the standard.
Palin
was Alaska's governor from 2006 to 2009, and ran with late Republican Sen. John
McCain of Arizona in his unsuccessful 2008 White House run. Democrat Barack
Obama and his vice presidential pick Joe Biden won that race.
Connecting
the Dots:
Todd Palin was married
to Sarah Palin and a part-time employee for BP p.l.c.
Sarah Palin was
married to Todd Palin, the Alaska state government governor
and Randy Scheunemann was her adviser.
Randy Scheunemann was Sarah
Palin’s adviser and a director at the Project for the New
American Century.
Robert Kagan was
a co-founder for the Project for the New American Century, a
transatlantic fellow for the German Marshall Fund of the United States
and a senior associate at the Carnegie Endowment for International
Peace (think tank).
German
Marshall Fund of the United States was a funder for the Carnegie
Endowment for International Peace (think tank).
Open Society Foundations was a funder for the Carnegie
Endowment for International Peace (think tank).
George Soros is the founder & chairman for the Open
Society Foundations and was the chairman for the Foundation to
Promote Open Society.
Foundation to Promote Open Society was a funder for the Carnegie
Endowment for International Peace (think tank).
Carnegie
Endowment for International Peace (think tank) was a
funder for TNK-BP.
TNK-BP was a
partner and an investor in BP p.l.c.
Jamie S. Gorelick was
the attorney for BP p.l.c., Merrick Garland’s boss and a
trustee at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace (think tank).
Robert Legvold was
a trustee at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace (think
tank) and is a professor emeritus at Columbia University.
Ann F. Kaplan is
a trustee at Columbia University and a member of
the Belizean Grove.
Belizean_Grove is the equivalent to the
male-only social group, the Bohemian Club.
Jose A. Cabranes was
a trustee at Columbia University, is a judge for the U.S.
Court of Appeals for the 2nd Circuit and Sonia Sotomayor’s mentor.
Sonia Sotomayor’s
mentor was Jose A. Cabranes, was a judge for the U.S. Court of
Appeals for the 2nd Circuit, a member of the Belizean Grove and
is a justice for the U.S. Supreme Court.
Belizean_Grove is the equivalent to the
male-only social group, the Bohemian Club.
Christopher
Buckley is a member of the Bohemian Club and was a blogger
for the Daily Beast.
Meghan McCain is
a columnist for the Daily Beast and John S. McCain III’s daughter.
John S. McCain III is Meghan
McCain’s father and married to Cindy Hensley McCain.
Cindy Hensley
McCain is married to John S. McCain III and an advocate
for the ONE Campaign.
ONE Campaign is
a partner with the International Rescue Committee.
Foundation to Promote Open Society was a funder for the International
Rescue Committee.
George Soros was the chairman for the Foundation to Promote
Open Society.
Henry A.
Kissinger was an overseer at the International Rescue
Committee, a lifetime trustee at the Aspen Institute (think tank)
and a member of the Bohemian Club.
Belizean_Grove is the equivalent to the
male-only social group, the Bohemian Club.
Henrietta
Holsman Fore is a member of the Belizean Grove and a
trustee at the Aspen Institute (think tank).
Madeleine K.
Albright was an overseer at the International Rescue Committee,
a trustee at the Aspen Institute (think tank), a member of
the Aspen Strategy Group, an advisory board member of
the Truman National Security Project and the president of
the Truman Center for National Policy.
Nicholas Kristof is
a member of the Aspen Strategy Group and a columnist for the New
York Times.
David E. Sanger is
a member of the Aspen Strategy Group and the chief Washington
correspondent for the New York Times.
Carla Anne
Robbins is a member of the Aspen Strategy Group and was a
deputy editorial page editor for the New York Times.
Anne-Marie
Slaughter is a member of the Aspen Strategy Group, an
advisory board member for the Truman Center for National Policy and
an advisory board member for the Truman National Security Project.
R. Hunter Biden is
a director at the Truman National Security Project, a director at
the Center for National Policy and Joseph R. Biden
Jr’s son.
Kamala D. Harris is
an advisory board member for the Truman National Security Project an
advisory board member for the Center for National Policy and
vice president of the Joseph R. Biden Jr administration.
Gabrielle
Giffords is an advisory board member for the Truman National
Security Project, an advisory board member for the Truman Center
for National Policy and a co-founder for the Americans for
Responsible Solutions.
Americans
for Responsible Solutions is a “Gun Safety, Gun Control”
PAC for guns.
Michael R.
Bloomberg was a contributor for Americans for Responsible
Solutions and an advocate for the ONE Campaign.
Cindy Hensley
McCain was an advocate for the ONE Campaign and married
to John S. McCain III.
Michelle Obama was
an advocate for the ONE Campaign.
ONE Campaign is
a partner with the International Rescue Committee.
Foundation to Promote Open Society was a funder for the International
Rescue Committee.
George Soros was the chairman for the Foundation to Promote
Open Society, is a board member for the International Crisis Group
and a member of the Bretton Woods Committee.
Leslie H. Gelb was
a board member for the International Crisis Group, a reporter,
columnist & op-ed page editor for the New York Times, is a
member of the Bretton Woods Committee, an advisory board member for
the Truman National Security Project and an advisory board member
for the Truman Center for National Policy.
R. Hunter Biden is
a director at the Truman National Security Project, a director at
the Center for National Policy and Joseph R. Biden
Jr’s son.
Kamala D. Harris is
an advisory board member for the Truman National Security Project an
advisory board member for the Center for National Policy and
vice president of the Joseph R. Biden Jr administration.
Gabrielle
Giffords is an advisory board member for the Truman National
Security Project, an advisory board member for the Truman Center
for National Policy and a co-founder for the Americans for
Responsible Solutions.
William J. Perry is
an advisory board member for the Truman National Security Project,
an advisory board member for the Center for National Policy and
a director at the Nuclear Threat Initiative (think tank).
Michael Douglas is
a director at the Nuclear Threat Initiative (think tank) and a
friend of George Soros.
Carnegie
Endowment for International Peace (think tank) was a funder for
the Nuclear Threat Initiative (think tank).
Open Society Foundations was a funder for the Carnegie
Endowment for International Peace (think tank).
George Soros is the founder & chairman for the Open
Society Foundations and was the chairman for the Foundation to
Promote Open Society.
Foundation to Promote Open Society was a funder for the Carnegie
Endowment for International Peace (think tank).
German
Marshall Fund of the United States was a funder for the Carnegie
Endowment for International Peace (think tank).
Robert Kagan was
a transatlantic fellow for the German Marshall Fund of the United
States, a senior associate at the Carnegie Endowment for
International Peace (think tank) and a co-founder for the Project
for the New American Century.
Randy Scheunemann was a
director at the Project for the New American Century and Sarah
Palin’s adviser.
Sarah Palin’s
adviser was Randy Scheunemann, the Alaska state government governor
and married to Todd Palin.
Todd Palin was married
to Sarah Palin and a part-time employee for BP p.l.c.
Jamie S. Gorelick was
the attorney for BP p.l.c., Merrick Garland’s boss and a
trustee at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace (think tank).
TNK-BP was a
partner and an investor in BP p.l.c.
Carnegie
Endowment for International Peace (think tank) was a
funder for TNK-BP.
Open Society Foundations was a funder for the Carnegie
Endowment for International Peace (think tank).
George Soros is the founder & chairman for the Open
Society Foundations, Jonathan Soros’s father and was the
chairman for the Foundation to Promote Open Society.
Foundation to Promote Open Society was a funder for the Carnegie
Endowment for International Peace (think tank) and the New America
Foundation.
Jonathan Soros is George Soros’s son
and a director at the New America Foundation.
Steven L. Rattner is
a director at the New America Foundation and was an economic
correspondent for the New York Times.
David B. Brooks is
a director at the New America Foundation and a columnist for
the New York Times.
Robert J.
Abernethy is a director at the New America Foundation, an
advisory board member for the Truman National Security Project and a
director at the Truman Center for National Policy.
Gabrielle
Giffords is an advisory board member for the Truman National
Security Project, an advisory board member for the Truman Center
for National Policy and a co-founder for the Americans for
Responsible Solutions.
Americans
for Responsible Solutions is a “Gun Safety, Gun Control”
PAC for guns.
Michael R.
Bloomberg was a contributor for Americans for Responsible
Solutions and an advocate for the ONE Campaign.
Cindy
Hensley McCain was
an advocate for the ONE Campaign and married to John S.
McCain III.
Michelle
Obama was
an advocate for the ONE Campaign.
ONE Campaign is
a partner with the International Rescue Committee.
Foundation to Promote Open Society was a funder for the International
Rescue Committee and the Aspen Institute (think tank).
George Soros was the chairman for the Foundation to
Promote Open Society.
Henry A.
Kissinger was an overseer at the International Rescue
Committee, a lifetime trustee at the Aspen Institute (think tank)
and a member of the Bohemian Club.
Belizean_Grove is the equivalent to the
male-only social group, the Bohemian Club.
Henrietta
Holsman Fore is a member of the Belizean Grove and a
trustee at the Aspen Institute (think tank).
Madeleine K.
Albright was an overseer at the International Rescue Committee,
a trustee at the Aspen Institute (think tank), a member of
the Aspen Strategy Group, an advisory board member of
the Truman National Security Project and the president of
the Truman Center for National Policy.
Nicholas Kristof is
a member of the Aspen Strategy Group and a columnist for the New
York Times.
David E. Sanger is
a member of the Aspen Strategy Group and the chief Washington
correspondent for the New York Times.
Carla Anne
Robbins is a member of the Aspen Strategy Group and was a
deputy editorial page editor for the New York Times.
Anne-Marie
Slaughter is a member of the Aspen Strategy Group, an
advisory board member for the Truman Center for National Policy and
an advisory board member for the Truman National Security Project.
R. Hunter Biden is
a director at the Truman National Security Project, a director at
the Center for National Policy and Joseph R. Biden
Jr’s son.
Kamala D. Harris is
an advisory board member for the Truman National Security Project an
advisory board member for the Center for National Policy and
vice president of the Joseph R. Biden Jr administration.
Gabrielle
Giffords is an advisory board member for the Truman National
Security Project, an advisory board member for the Truman Center
for National Policy and a co-founder for the Americans for
Responsible Solutions.
Americans
for Responsible Solutions is a “Gun Safety, Gun Control”
PAC for guns.
Mark E. Kelly is
a co-founder for the Americans for Responsible Solutions and
married to Gabrielle Giffords.
Marc R. Benioff was
a contributor for the Americans for Responsible Solutions and
is a member of the Breakthrough Energy Coalition.
George Soros is a member of the Breakthrough Energy
Coalition the founder & chairman for the Open Society
Foundations and was the chairman for the Foundation to Promote
Open Society.
Open Society Foundations was a funder for the American
Constitution Society.
Foundation to Promote Open Society was a funder for the NAACP
Legal Defense & Educational Fund.
Eric H. Holder Jr. was
a board member for the American Constitution Society, an intern at
the NAACP Legal Defense & Educational Fund, the attorney
general at the U.S. Department of Justice for the Barack
Obama administration and is a partner at Covington &
Burling LLP.
Covington
& Burling LLP was the lobby firm for the Americans for
Responsible Solutions.
Americans
for Responsible Solutions is a “Gun Safety, Gun Control”
PAC for guns.
Michael Chertoff is
a senior of counsel at Covington & Burling LLP and was an
assistant attorney general for the U.S. Department of Justice.
Bureau
of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives is a division of
the U.S. Department of Justice and a “Gun Safety, Gun
Control” Government Bureau for guns.
Brady
Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence is a “Gun Safety, Gun
Control” group for guns.
Michael D. Barnes was the president of the Brady Campaign to
Prevent Gun Violence and is a director at the Truman Center
for National Policy.
Gabrielle
Giffords is an advisory board member at the Truman Center for
National Policy, an advisory board member for the Truman National
Security Project and a co-founder for the Americans for
Responsible Solutions.
Brady Center to Prevent Gun Violence is a “Gun Safety, Gun Control”
group for guns.
Maria Cuomo Cole is
a trustee at the Brady Center to Prevent Gun Violence and
married to Kenneth D. Cole.
Kenneth D. Cole is
married to Maria Cuomo Cole and a trustee at the Sundance
Institute.
Foundation to Promote Open Society was a funder for the Sundance
Institute.
George Soros was the chairman for the Foundation to
Promote Open Society and is the founder & chairman for the Open
Society Foundations.
Open Society Foundations was a funder for the Planned
Parenthood Federation of America.
Cecile Richards was
the president of the Planned Parenthood Federation of America and
the founder & president of America Votes.
Brady
Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence is a national partner with the America
Votes and a “Gun Safety, Gun Control” group for guns.
People
for the American Way is a national partner with America Votes.
Foundation to Promote Open Society was a funder for the People
for the American Way.
George Soros was the chairman for the Foundation
to Promote Open Society.
Alec Baldwin is a director at People for the American Way and
was the host for Up Late With Alec Baldwin.
Up Late
With Alec Baldwin was an MSNBC program.
Harold E.
Ford Jr. is a political commentator at MSNBC and was an
overseer at the International Rescue Committee.
Foundation to Promote Open Society was a funder for the People
for the American Way.
George Soros was the chairman for the Foundation to
Promote Open Society.
ONE Campaign is
a partner with the International Rescue Committee.
Cindy Hensley
McCain was an advocate for the ONE Campaign and married
to John S. McCain III.
Michelle Obama was
an advocate for the ONE Campaign.
Michael R.
Bloomberg was an advocate for the ONE Campaign and a
contributor for Americans for Responsible Solutions.
Americans
for Responsible Solutions is a “Gun Safety, Gun Control”
PAC for guns.
Mark E. Kelly is
a co-founder for the Americans for Responsible Solutions and
married to Gabrielle Giffords.
Marc R. Benioff was
a contributor for the Americans for Responsible Solutions and
is a member of the Breakthrough Energy Coalition.
George Soros is a member of the Breakthrough Energy
Coalition and as the chairman for the Foundation to Promote Open
Society.
Foundation to Promote Open Society was a funder for the Brookings
Institution (think tank).
Vernon E. Jordan
Jr. is an honorary trustee at the Brookings Institution (think
tank), the president emeritus for the Robert Trent Jones Golf Club
(Gainesville, VA) and was the president of the Economic Club of
Washington.
John G. Roberts
Jr. is the chief justice for the U.S. Supreme Court, an
honorary member of the Robert Trent Jones Golf Club (Gainesville, VA) the
chancellor for the Smithsonian Institution and married to Jane
Sullivan Roberts.
Mike Pence is a
regent for the Smithsonian Institution and was the vice
president for the Donald Trump administration.
Joseph R. Biden Jr. is
a regent at the Smithsonian Institution, Hunter Biden’s
father, spent Thanksgiving with David Rubenstein and the president for
the Joe Biden Administration.
Evelyn S.
Lieberman was a communications director for the Smithsonian
Institution and Joseph R. Biden Jr’s press secretary.
David M.
Rubenstein is a regent at the Smithsonian Institution, the
co-chairman for the Brookings Institution (think tank), the
president of the Economic Club of Washington, Joe Biden spent
Thanksgiving with him and a partner at Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw
Pittman LLP.
Jane Sullivan
Roberts was a partner at Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP and
is married to John G. Roberts Jr.
Shirley Ann
Jackson is a regent for the Smithsonian Institution, a
trustee at the Brookings Institution (think tank) and a trustee at
the Committee for Economic Development.
Foundation to Promote Open Society was a funder for the Brookings
Institution (think tank) and the Committee for Economic Development.
George Soros was the chairman for the Foundation to Promote
Open Society.
Letitia James is the chair for the Committee
on Economic Development, the Attorney General of New York and
obtaining her Juris Doctor degree at Howard University.
Earl G. Graves is
a trustee at the Committee for Economic Development and a trustee
at Howard University.
Kamala D. Harris graduated
from Howard University, is an advisory board member for the Truman
National Security Project an advisory board member for the Truman
Center for National Policy and was the vice president of the Joseph
R. Biden Jr Administration.
R. Hunter Biden is
a director at the Truman National Security Project, a director at
the Truman Center for National Policy and Joseph R.
Biden Jr’s son.
Gabrielle
Giffords is an advisory board member for the Truman National
Security Project, an advisory board member for the Truman Center
for National Policy and a co-founder for the Americans for
Responsible Solutions.
Americans
for Responsible Solutions is a “Gun Safety, Gun Control”
PAC for guns.
Mark E. Kelly is
a co-founder for the Americans for Responsible Solutions and
married to Gabrielle Giffords.
Marc R. Benioff was
a contributor for the Americans for Responsible Solutions and
is a member of the Breakthrough Energy Coalition.
George Soros is a member of the Breakthrough Energy
Coalition.
Resources:
Past Research
Supreme
Court's Sotomayor Keeps New York City COVID Vaccine Mandate (Connecting the
Dots: Sonia Sotomayor, Belizean Grove, Bohemian Club, FDA, CDC, New York,
Smithsonian, Vaccine Manufacturers & Soros Funded Think Tanks All
Networking) (Past Research on the U.S. Court of
Appeals for the 2nd Circuit)
Tuesday,
August 30, 2022
https://thesteadydrip.blogspot.com/2022/08/supreme-courts-sotomayor-keeps-new-york.html
NYT
Says Palin Is Responsible For Giffords Shooting. Palin DESTROYS Them. NYT
Issues Correction (Past Research on the New York
Times)
Friday,
June 16, 2017
https://thesteadydrip.blogspot.com/2017/06/nyt-says-palin-is-responsible-for.html
Sarah
Palin: ‘A Badge of Honor’ To Be on Smart Set’s Blacklist of Donald Trump
Supporters (Past Research on Sarah & Todd Palin)
Wednesday,
March 23, 2016
https://thesteadydrip.blogspot.com/2016/03/sarah-palin-badge-of-honor-to-be-on.html
Chuck
Grassley grills Merrick Garland on independence of Hunter Biden investigation
(Connecting the Dots: Merrick Garland, Jamie Gorelick, CIA, FBI, Wilmer Cutler
Pickering Hale and Dorr & Soros Funding, All Networking) (Past Research on Jamie Gorelick & Merrick Garland)
Wednesday,
March 1, 2023
https://thesteadydrip.blogspot.com/2023/03/chuck-grassley-grills-merrick-garland.html
Madeleine
Albright, 1st Female US Secretary of State, Dies at 84 (Connecting Her Dots In
The Soros Network) (Past Research on Madeleine
Albright)
Thursday,
March 24, 2022
https://thesteadydrip.blogspot.com/2022/03/madeleine-albright-1st-female-us.html
Most
Post-WWII German Justice Officials Were Former Nazis: Study (Past Research on the ONE Campaign)
Monday,
October 10, 2016
https://thesteadydrip.blogspot.com/2016/10/most-post-wwii-german-justice-officials.html
Mark
Kelly, Gabby Giffords at Arizona Kamala Harris rally: FULL SPEECH (Connecting
the Dots: Mark Kelly, Gabby Giffords, Kamala Harris, Hunter Biden, Gun Control
& Soros Funding, All Networking) (Past Research
on the Americans for Responsible Solutions)
Thursday,
September 12, 2024
https://thesteadydrip.blogspot.com/2024/09/mark-kelly-gabby-giffords-at-arizona.html
Smaller
Bites – Brady Campaign (Connecting the Dots: Brady Center to Prevent Gun
Violence, Brady Campaign, Gun Control, America Votes & The Soros Funded
Sundance Institute, All Networking) (Past Research
on the Brady Campaign)
Tuesday,
November 22, 2022
https://thesteadydrip.blogspot.com/2022/11/smaller-bites-brady-campaign-connecting.html
Alec
Baldwin Threatens Trump Impersonator (Connecting the Dots: Alec Baldwin, People
for the American Way, Saturday Night Live, MSNBC & Soros Funding, All
Networking) (Past Research on Alec Baldwin)
Tuesday,
February 25, 2025
https://thesteadydrip.blogspot.com/2025/02/alec-baldwin-threatens-trump.html
Trump
Order on Smithsonian Targets Funds to Programs With 'Improper Ideology'
(Connecting the Dots: The Smithsonian Institution, The National Zoo, The
National Security Agency (NSA), The National Security Agency (NSA), The
Commercial Club of Chicago, Booz Allen Hamilton, The Friends of the National
Zoo, John G. Roberts Jr., The Economic Club of Washington, Nancy Pelosi wanted
Non-Coronavirus Pork for the Smithson Institution & Soros Funding, All
Networking). Ben Stein's Movie Expelled - No Intelligence Allowed, Exposes the
Smithsonian Institution. (Past Research on the Smithsonian
Institution & John G. Roberts Jr)
Thursday,
March 27, 2025
https://thesteadydrip.blogspot.com/2025/03/trump-order-on-smithsonian-targets.html
New
York AG James Says Mortgage Fraud Allegations Are Baseless (Connecting the
Dots: Letitia James, Howard University, The Committee on Economic Development
Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac & Soros Funding, All Networking) (Past Research on Letitia James & Howard University)
Friday,
April 18, 2025
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