The judge said several jurors acknowledged knowing about his decision but said it had not “played any role whatever in their deliberations.” Source: New York Times
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Sarah Palin’s Libel Claim Against The Times Is Rejected by a Jury
By Gotham Rex on February 15, 2022
The verdict came a day after the judge said he planned to dismiss the case, ruling that Ms. Palin’s legal team had failed to prove that the newspaper defamed her. Source: New York Times
Sarah Palin Will Continue Testimony in New York Times Libel Trial
By Gotham Rex on February 10, 2022
The former governor of Alaska is expected to testify about the ways she felt defamed by an editorial The New York Times published in 2017. Source: New York Times
James Bennet to Continue Testifying in Sarah Palin Libel Trial
By Gotham Rex on February 9, 2022
Sarah Palin, the former Alaska governor, claims the paper acted recklessly in publishing an editorial that incorrectly linked her to a mass shooting. Source: New York Times
Robin Herman, Who Pried Open Doors in the N.H.L., Dies at 70
By Gotham Rex on February 2, 2022
When hockey teams barred female reporters from men’s locker rooms, she pushed back, breaking through a barrier and campaigning successfully for equal access for women. Source: New York Times
Judge Says New York Times Can Retain Project Veritas Memos, for Now
By Gotham Rex on December 28, 2021
A New York appeals court said the paper did not need to immediately give up or destroy documents related to the conservative group. The paper is still prevented from publishing certain documents. Source: New York Times
45 Years of Metropolitan Diary
By Gotham Rex on December 26, 2021
What makes a column that began in November 1976 so durable? The broad appeal of New York stories like the ones featured here each week. Source: New York Times
Judge Upholds His Block on New York Times Coverage of Project Veritas
By Gotham Rex on December 24, 2021
The New York State judge also ordered The Times to turn over physical copies and destroy any electronic versions of documents a lawyer prepared for the conservative group. Source: New York Times
De Blasio Fought for 2 Years to Keep Ethics Warning Secret. Here’s Why.
By Gotham Rex on December 8, 2021
Mayor Bill de Blasio was warned that he created an “appearance of coercion and improper access” by directly contacting donors who had business before the city. Source: New York Times
Jonathan Reynolds, Playwright and Food Columnist, Dies at 79
By Gotham Rex on November 11, 2021
His plays tended to parody American institutions. His food writing tended to be full of humor. Source: New York Times
The Best New York City Marathon Photos of the Past 50 Years
By Gotham Rex on November 5, 2021
The New York City Marathon’s 50th running is on Sunday. This is the story of one race, five boroughs, dozens of champions and over a million hopeful runners. Source: New York Times
Inside Rikers: Dysfunction, Lawlessness and Detainees in Control
By Gotham Rex on October 11, 2021
With a staffing emergency disrupting the basic functions of the jail system, detainees have had free rein inside. Source: New York Times
Edward Keating, Times Photographer at Ground Zero, Dies at 65
By Gotham Rex on September 30, 2021
In a risk-taking career, he helped the paper win a Pulitzer for its 9/11 photography and later prompted a debate on journalistic ethics that led to his leaving The Times. Source: New York Times
Trump Sues New York Times and Mary Trump Over Leaked Tax Documents
By Gotham Rex on September 22, 2021
Former President Donald J. Trump filed a lawsuit on Tuesday accusing Mary Trump and three Times reporters of conspiring to publish information about his tax records. Source: New York Times
A Rush of News: Behind The New York Times's Live Coverage
By Gotham Rex on August 22, 2021
When readers need information immediately, teams of journalists collaborate to tell a single unfolding story. Source: New York Times