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$9.25M Verdict Against N.Y. Times, in Libel Case Brought by Alabama Basketball Player

By Eugene Volokh Aug 21, 2026, 11:05 am60 pts
The N.Y. Times (Katie Robertson) so reports, and adds that "The Times had not lost a defamation lawsuit brought in the United States over one of its articles in more than 50 years." Here's an excerpt of the decision from Judge Annemarie Carney Axon (N.D. Ala.) in May (Spears v. N.Y. Times Co.) that…

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