Sarah Palin and New York Times Consider Settlement in Defamation Case

A retrial has been scheduled for April 2025 after a previous verdict was overturned due to judicial errors.

Sarah Palin's defamation case against the New York Times stems from a 2017 editorial linking her to a 2011 mass shooting.
The 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals found that the original trial was compromised by errors, prompting the need for a retrial.
Both parties are exploring a settlement, with the possibility of avoiding the retrial altogether.
The case could challenge the precedent set by the 1964 Supreme Court decision in New York Times v. Sullivan regarding defamation standards.
Judge Jed Rakoff has suggested mediation if both sides are serious about settling the case quickly.