Sarah Louise Palin + Todd Trig Bristol Willow Track & Hunky Levi Johnston

[Greatgrey]

1. Vaccine mandates are required for indoor dining only.

Not sure what her point is here, but that appears to be a fully-enclosed space - not "outdoors" even if it is outside the footprint of the main restaurant building.

Look at the pictures, there must be 6 or 7 infrared heaters surrounding the table.

[p0rtia]

Michele Bachmann says Sarah Palin should be commended for eating at a restaurant while having COVID

Because I turn to Michelle Bachmann for all my health and lifestyle advice. Who doesn't?

Marcus.

[raison de arizona]

Michele Bachmann says Sarah Palin should be commended for eating at a restaurant while having COVID

Because I turn to Michelle Bachmann for all my health and lifestyle advice. Who doesn't?

One can only assume they had her on as an arbiter of batshit crazy.

[Ben-Prime]

Because I turn to Michelle Bachmann for all my health and lifestyle advice. Who doesn't?

Marcus.

[Kendra]

If anyone is interested, Adam Klasfeld is live tweeting the trial this morning. https://twitter.com/KlasfeldReports

[Kendra]

Palin, who was dining in the cafeteria indoors, said "no" when asked if she was vaccinated. She said she didn't need to be, citing "natural immunity.""

[raison de arizona]

I don't know how she gets away with it. They should cite her and the facilities that are allowing her in.

[Foggy]

Well now let's be fair. I'm not aware of evidence showing conclusively that ignorance doesn't convey a kind of natural immunity. Hmm.

[p0rtia]

This is an epic thread covering Palin's testimony today in the NY Times case. Highly recommended.

[Slim Cognito]

Well, isn't she special?

[MN-Skeptic]

Judge to throw out Sarah Palin's lawsuit against New York Times

A judge on Monday indicated he would dismiss a lawsuit against The New York Times filed by former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin (R), saying her attorneys produced a lack of evidence to suggest the news organization acted recklessly or knowingly published false material about her.

The suit stems from a Times editorial linking her to the deadly 2011 shooting in an Arizona parking lot of then-Rep. Gabrielle Giffords (D-Ariz.).

DEVELOPING

That's the whole story at the moment.

[bob]

A judge on Monday indicated he would dismiss a lawsuit against The New York Times filed by former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin (R), saying her attorneys produced a lack of evidence to suggest the news organization acted recklessly or knowingly published false material about her.

Which is why people were surprised the judge didn't grant the NYT's motion for summary judgment on this exact basis.

[Maybenaut]

The Washington Post says he’s going to dismiss after the jury returns a verdict. If they rule in favor of The Times, it would be over anyway. If they rule in favor of Palin, she can appeal the dismissal.

[Volkonski]

So can NY deport her to Alaska now?

[raison de arizona]

Those folk at FoxNews and conservative talk radio are going to Haz A Sad. All I've been hearing about is how Palin and her team have been ripping NYT up one side and down the other, and that there was no way she could lose.

[bob]

Concur: The talking heads may performatively rend some garments, but the lawyers will be glad she lost.

[johnpcapitalist]

A judge on Monday indicated he would dismiss a lawsuit against The New York Times filed by former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin (R), saying her attorneys produced a lack of evidence to suggest the news organization acted recklessly or knowingly published false material about her.

Which is why people were surprised the judge didn't grant the NYT's motion for summary judgment on this exact basis.

Does NY have a SLAPP law (I assume it does) and is the NYT going to sue Palin for costs under that law? I haven't been following this case in enough detail to know if that's in the offing.

[raison de arizona]

A judge on Monday indicated he would dismiss a lawsuit against The New York Times filed by former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin (R), saying her attorneys produced a lack of evidence to suggest the news organization acted recklessly or knowingly published false material about her.

Which is why people were surprised the judge didn't grant the NYT's motion for summary judgment on this exact basis.

Does NY have a SLAPP law (I assume it does) and is the NYT going to sue Palin for costs under that law? I haven't been following this case in enough detail to know if that's in the offing.

NY strengthened it's SLAPP law in 2020, but I believe we are past the point in the lawsuit where it could have an effect. I think.

[bob]

NY strengthened it's SLAPP law in 2020, but I believe we are past the point in the lawsuit where it could have an effect. I think.

It does, and was indeed strengthened a few years ago. The court even ruled the new anti-SLAPP law applied to Palin's case. But, notably, did not dismiss then. So I don't think any post-hoc anti-SLAPP motion would succeed now.

[p0rtia]

A judge on Monday indicated he would dismiss a lawsuit against The New York Times filed by former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin (R), saying her attorneys produced a lack of evidence to suggest the news organization acted recklessly or knowingly published false material about her.

Which is why people were surprised the judge didn't grant the NYT's motion for summary judgment on this exact basis.

Perhaps the judge did not want to appear to be doing something political.

[SuzieC]

If the jury renders a verdict for Palin and Judge Rakoff grants a jnov the howls of outrage will be deafening.

[RVInit]

If the jury renders a verdict for Palin and Judge Rakoff grants a jnov the howls of outrage will be deafening.

I was thinking the same thing.

[Tiredretiredlawyer]

A judge on Monday indicated he would dismiss a lawsuit against The New York Times filed by former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin (R), saying her attorneys produced a lack of evidence to suggest the news organization acted recklessly or knowingly published false material about her.

That don't read right. It should read "her attorneys failed to produce evidence".

How can you " produce a lack of evidence "?

ETA: I'm just a retired Southern lawyer. What do I know about grammar?

[noblepa]

If the jury renders a verdict for Palin and Judge Rakoff grants a jnov the howls of outrage will be deafening.

I was thinking the same thing.

If the jury returns a verdict in NYT's favor, the howls of outrage will be deafening. The RW-nutosphere will explode with all kinds of conspiracy theories, like "the Deep State got to the jury", or "the Democrats got to the judge" (even though it was the jury who returned the verdict).

[Luke]

Still don't understand what advantage there was/is for the judge to have announced this before the verdict. The jury doesn't know, right? Why wouldn't the judge just wait?