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Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin filed a defamation lawsuit against 

 on Tuesday in a federal court in Manhattan.


Palin, a former vice presidential nominee, says the newspaper published a statement about her in an editorial earlier this month that it "knew to be false."

The editorial, which was corrected the next day, linked one of Palin's political action committee ads to the mass shooting in January 2011 that severely wounded then-Arizona Rep. Gabby Giffords.

 "violated the law and its own policies" when it accused her of inciting the 2011 attack that killed six people.


The suit charges the newspaper's correction and apology to readers were "devoid of any reference to Mrs. Palin" and were "woefully insufficient."


Palin is seeking damages to be determined by a jury, according to The Associated Press.


 said, "We have not reviewed the claim yet but will defend against any claim vigorously."


In the June 14 shooting at the ball field in Virginia, Rep. Steve Scalise was critically wounded. The House majority whip has since been released from the intensive care unit but remains at a Washington, D.C., hospital.  

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The Times editorial, which was corrected later, linked one of Palin's political action committee ads to the mass shooting in January 2011 that severely wounded then-Arizona Rep. Gabby Giffords.

Sarah Palin sues New York Times, says editorial defamed her

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