Sarah Palin to Seek New Trial in N.Y. Times Defamation Case (1)

Former Alaska Governor Sarah Palin is seeking a new trial and a new judge in her defamation suit against the New York Times after Bloomberg News reported that several jurors deliberating in the case learned from smart-phone push notifications that the judge had already said he would rule in favor of the newspaper.

U.S. District Judge Jed Rakoff said in a telephone conference Wednesday that lawyers for the former Alaska governor are seeking to file “five interesting motions” asking him to order a new trial, reverse his ruling in favor of the Times, disqualify himself from the case, allow the ...