Palin Wins New NYT Libel Trial As 2nd Circ. Chides Rakoff

By Rachel Scharf

The Second Circuit granted Sarah Palin a new trial Wednesday in her defamation suit against The New York Times, holding that U.S. District Judge Jed S. Rakoff biased the verdict in favor of the newspaper and "usurped" the jury's role by erroneously tossing the case during deliberations.

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