U.S. District Judge Jed Rakoff said in a written order that several jurors told a law clerk after deciding against Palin on Tuesday that they had received news flashes on their phones about Rakoff’s Monday announcement that he'd toss out the lawsuit regardless of the verdict.
Judge in Sarah Palin case says jurors knew before verdict that he'd rejected her claims
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Rakoff had said he would wait to formally enter the judgment when the trial ends.
Jury rejects Sarah Palin's libel claim against The New York Times
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