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Judge Tosses Sarah Palin's Lawsuit Against The New York Times Judge Tosses Sarah Palin's Lawsuit Against The New York Times
Judge Tosses Sarah Palin's Lawsuit Against The New York Times Former vice-presidential nominee Sarah Palin had her defamation lawsuit against The New York Times thrown out by the judge overseeing the case, according to multiple reports. On Monday, Feb. 14, Manhattan federal court judge Jed Rakoff said that he will dismiss Palin’s suit, determining that her team of lawyers did not sufficiently prove a key element of the case. Rakoff’s ruling came while jury deliberation was still in progress. The judge said he will allow the jury to reach a verdict, and he will dismiss the case once they have done so. According to Rakoff, Palin’s team failed to prove …

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COVID-19: Unvaxxed Sarah Palin Tests Positive Just As Her Defamation Trial Vs. NY Times Starts COVID-19: Unvaxxed Sarah Palin Tests Positive Just As Her Defamation Trial Vs. NY Times Starts
Covid-19: Unvaxxed Sarah Palin Tests Positive Just As Her Defamation Trial Vs. NY Times Starts Former Republican vice-presidential candidate Sarah Palin tested positive for COVID-19 just as a civil defamation trial involving her and the New York Times was set to begin. A lawyer for Palin, who remains defiantly unvaccinated, announced on Monday, Jan. 24 that the one-time Alaska governor tested positive for COVID-19 following a diagnosis last year for the virus. Palin said last month that she would get a COVID-19 vaccine “over (her) dead body.” Manhattan federal court judge Jed Rakoff said on Monday that he had learned the previous day that Palin, age 57, tested positive for COVID. T…

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Ex-Northern Westchester Resident DMX Released From Federal Prison Ex-Northern Westchester Resident DMX Released From Federal Prison
Ex-Northern Westchester Resident DMX Released From Federal Prison Westchester native Earl Simmons - you may know him by his stage name, DMX - is a free man after spending a year behind bars for tax evasion. Last year, the 48-year-old rapper was sentenced to a year in prison after pleading guilty to tax evasion. Simmons, a Mount Vernon native who grew up in Yonkers, was confined to his Westchester home. His home confinement was revoked last January when he failed a drug test. On Friday, Jan. 25, Simmons was released, according to the Federal Bureau of Prisons. He had been housed at the Gilmer Federal Correctional Institution in Glenville, West Virginia. S…

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