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New York Times loses bigly in defamation case of former University of Alabama basketball player

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An Alabama jury awarded $9.25 million in damages on Thursday to a former Alabama college basketball player who sued The New York Times two years ago after […]

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An Alabama jury has awarded millions in damages to former walk-on University of Alabama basketball player Kai Spears in his defamation lawsuit against The New York Times. […]

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Kai Spears incorrectly linked to death of young motherTimes says it had not lost libel case in more than 50 yearsAn Alabama jury has awarded $9.25m in damages after finding that the New York Times defamed a college basketball player by incorrectly reporting that he was at the scene of a fatal shooting.Kai Spears, who played for the University of Alabama men’s team, sued the Times in 2023 after it published a report, citing a person familiar with the investigation, that said he was a passenger in a car involved in the shooting. The Times reported that the person had spoken “on the condition of anonymity to discuss sensitive matters.” Continue reading...

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