New York Times Loses Big in Major Defamation Suit Defeat

The New York Times suffered a major courtroom defeat Thursday when an Alabama jury found that the newspaper defamed former University of Alabama basketball player Kai Spears. Following a nine-day federal trial, the eight-person jury awarded Spears $9.25 million in damages. The case arose from a 2023 Times article that falsely placed the then-18-year-old freshman [...]