WilmerHale partner Felicia Ellsworth, representing the Times, said the piece at the center of the lawsuit is not about the former Alaska governor, but about a tragic incident of gun violence that ended the career of a promising member of Congress. The statement came at the beginning of the second trial in the case; the first ended in 2019 with U.S. District Judge Jed Rakoff’s decision to grant summary judgment to the defense as the jury deliberated.
WilmerHale partner Felicia Ellsworth, representing the Times, said the piece at the center of the lawsuit is not about the former Alaska governor, but about a tragic incident of gun violence that ended the career of a promising member of Congress. The statement came at the beginning of the second trial in the case; the first ended in 2019 with U.S. District Judge Jed Rakoff’s decision to grant summary judgment to the defense as the jury deliberated.
