New York Times loses defamation suit for first time in 50 years, ordered to pay $9.25 Million to college basketball player Kai Spears

The New York Times has been ordered to pay $9.25 million in damages after a federal jury ruled that the publication defamed former college basketball player Kai Spears by falsely linking him to a fatal 2023 shooting. Following a nine-day trial in the US District Court for the Northern District of Alabama, an eight-person jury […] The post New York Times loses defamation suit for first time in 50…