Palin Seeks To Disqualify Judge In NY Times Lawsuit

March 23, 2022 Crackpots, Republicans

Sarah Palin called on the judge who oversaw her unsuccessful defamation case against the New York Times to disqualify himself, and said his series of errors tainted the outcome and required a new trial.

In a late Tuesday night filing in federal court in Manhattan, lawyers for the former Republican vice presidential candidate and Alaska governor said U.S. District Judge Jed Rakoff set too high a bar for her to prove the Times acted maliciously.

The lawyers also faulted Rakoff’s unusual decision to dismiss Palin’s case while jurors were deliberating. They said this “contaminated” jurors’ Feb. 15 verdict against Palin.

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