Sarah Palin and New York Times in Manhattan Court for Defamation Trial: Details of Day 1

Former Alaska governor Sarah Palin arrives at a federal court in Manhattan to resume a case against The New York Times after it was postponed because she tested positive for Covid-19, on Feb. 03, 2022. Spencer Platt/Getty Images

NEW YORK—Former Alaska governor Sarah Palin’s defamation trial against The New York Times commenced in federal court in lower Manhattan on Feb. 3.

Palin brought the lawsuit against the newspaper after its editorial board published an editorial about her, which she deemed defamatory.