Sarah Palin, the former Republican vice presidential candidate and Alaska governor has called on the judge who oversaw her unsuccessful defamation case against the New York Times to disqualify himself, saying his series of errors tainted the outcome, requiring a new trial.In a filing in federal court in New York City late on Tuesday, lawyers for Palin said US District Judge Jed Rakoff set too high a bar for her to prove the Times acted maliciously.The lawyers also faulted Rakoff’s unusual decision to dismiss Palin’s case while jurors were deliberating.
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