Jury Rules Against Palin in Libel Case Against the New York Times

That depends on whether there's any hurry (and other things). If neither the court nor either of the parties see a reason to hurry, then time can pass.

There already was a verdict (for the Times) but it was thrown out on appeal. This is a re-do.

ETA: I looked up the docket [0] and in fact, this was the second appeal (See ECF 64). There was also an appeal on a prior MTD, hence the extreme delay.

[0]: https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/6081165/palin-v-the-new...