How the New York Times Lost a Defamation Suit for the First Time in Over 50 Years

For the first time in more than 50 years, the New York Times has lost a defamation lawsuit brought in the United States.

A jury awarded University of Alabama basketball player Kai Spears $9.25 million in damages last week after finding that the paper defamed him when it incorrectly reported that he was at the scene of a deadly shooting.