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Appeal in Sarah Palin's libel loss could set up Supreme Court test of decades-old media freedom rule

  • Written by Bill Kovarik, Professor of Communication, Radford University
Appeal in Sarah Palin's libel loss could set up Supreme Court test of decades-old media freedom ruleSarah Palin speaks to the media. Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images

To the numerous challenges facing the U.S. media in recent years, add a libel case against The New York Times – lost by Sarah Palin, but now seemingly headed to appeal and perhaps on to the highest court in the land.

On Feb. 15, 2022, a jury rejected Palin’s claim. As it...

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