A federal jury on Tuesday found that the New York Times did not commit libel against former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin in an op-ed that it published in 2017, which she claimed was defamatory.

Palin and the outlet returned to court last week for a second trial in the case, which stems from an op-ed that wrongly attempted to link her to a mass shooting six years earlier in which then-Arizona Congresswoman Gabby Giffords was critically wounded.

The piece attempted to connect a map Palin’s political action committee released, which showcased crosshairs over Democratic congressional electoral districts, to the 2011 assassination attempt, even though there was no evidence that the gunman ever saw the map.

The New York Times corrected the opinion piece the day after it ran, and admitted that it was inaccurate. James Bennet, the former editor responsible for the inaccuracy in the piece, has also apologized to Palin for the piece.

The verdict came after two hours of jury deliberation, and marked the second time that a jury has sided with the outlet. A jury first ruled against Palin in 2022. But an appeals court later reinstated the case.

The former Republican vice presidential nominee has not commented on whether she intends to appeal the latest verdict, but told reporters after the jury announced its decision that she was going to “go home to a beautiful family” and “get on with life.”

“The decision reaffirms an important tenet of American law: publishers are not liable for honest mistakes," Danielle Rhoades Ha, a spokeswoman for the New York Times, said in a statement.

Misty Severi is a news reporter for Just The News. You can follow her on X for more coverage.