Alex Jones Seeks Supreme Court Intervention Over $1.5 Billion Sandy Hook Defamation Judgment
Alex Jones is seeking Supreme Court intervention to block a $1.5 billion defamation judgment for falsely claiming the Sandy Hook shooting was a hoax, following multiple lawsuits and bankruptcy filings.
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Overview
- Alex Jones is appealing to the Supreme Court to halt or block a significant $1.5 billion defamation judgment against him.
- The judgment stems from lawsuits filed by families of Sandy Hook victims, whom Jones defamed by falsely claiming the 2012 massacre was a hoax.
- Jones was ordered to pay substantial damages to the victims' families after facing multiple defamation lawsuits for his baseless claims.
- He previously filed for bankruptcy protection in an attempt to manage and potentially mitigate the massive financial penalties imposed by the courts.
- A judge recently rejected The Onion's bid to acquire InfoWars during a bankruptcy auction, citing flaws in the proposed bidding process.
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Center-leaning sources cover this story neutrally, focusing on factual reporting of legal proceedings and court findings. They clearly attribute claims to Alex Jones or other parties, avoiding loaded language in their editorial voice. The coverage provides necessary context, such as the details of the Sandy Hook tragedy and the satirical nature of The Onion's involvement, without injecting bias into the narrative.
"Jones claimed that absent emergency relief, InfoWars "will have been acquired by its ideological nemesis and destroyed — which Jones believes is the Plaintiffs' intention," and its listeners will be deprived of a "valued source of information.""
CBS News"Jones argued in his request to the court that InfoWars will be "destroyed" if the justices don't help him now because it will be acquired by "its ideological nemesis.""
USA TODAY"Jones said the court's immediate involvement is needed because his website, InfoWars, is on the verge of being turned over to the satirical news site The Onion to help fund payments to family members of the Sandy Hook victims."
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