New York Times did not libel Sarah Palin, jury in defamation case finds

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

40% : Her lawsuit stemmed from an editorial about gun control published after Rep. Steve Scalise, a Louisiana Republican, was wounded in 2017 when a man with a history of anti-GOP activity opened fire on a congressional baseball team practice in Washington, D.C. In the editorial, the Times wrote that before the 2011 mass shooting in Arizona that severely wounded former U.S. Rep. Gabby Giffords and killed six others, Palin's political action committee had contributed to an atmosphere of violence by circulating a map of electoral districts that put Giffords and 19 other Democrats under stylized crosshairs.

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