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(162,466 posts) Thu Oct 9, 2025, 02:06 PM Oct 9

Alex Jones asks Supreme Court to block massive defamation judgment [View all]

Source: NBC News

ct. 9, 2025, 12:55 PM EDT

WASHINGTON — Right-wing conspiracy theorist Alex Jones on Thursday asked the Supreme Court to hit pause on an almost $1.5 billion defamation judgment that was imposed over his false claims that the 2012 Sandy Hook school shooting was a hoax.

In a new filing, 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. If the case is not put on hold, "InfoWars will have been acquired by its ideological nemesis and destroyed," Jones' lawyers wrote.

The Sandy Hook tragedy occurred in December 2012, when a gunman killed 20 first-grade children and six adults at the school in Newtown, Connecticut. Families of the victims had sued, winning the huge judgment in Connecticut state court.

Jones, who owns InfoWars via his company Free Speech Systems, subsequently lost attempts in state court to appeal the judgment. He is also seeking bankruptcy protections.

Read more: https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/supreme-court/alex-jones-asks-supreme-court-block-massive-defamation-judgment-rcna236675

Families of the victims had sued, winning the huge judgment in Connecticut state court.

Emphasis - "state case".

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Alex Jones asks Supreme Court to block massive defamation judgment [View all] BumRushDaShow Oct 9 OP

Alex Jones deserves nothing pleasant for even one second of his hateful life. twodogsbarking Oct 9 #1

SCOTUS can hear cases arising in state courts in some rare circumstances Ocelot II Oct 9 #2

I think they are looking at the "excessive" judgement BumRushDaShow Oct 9 #4

Here is hoping Alex Jones is living in his car this winter! rurallib Oct 9 #3

Too many maga would lend him a couch. But even bankrupt Ghouliani is not going without a roof. . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Oct 9 #10

If MAGA SCOTUS allows Jones to skate, they will ignore the mass murder of school children and teachers gohuskies Oct 9 #5

Here's your info troll: you lost and war is hell Ponietz Oct 9 #6

"InfoWars will have been acquired by its ideological nemesis and destroyed,"--cry me a river, Alex! Maeve Oct 9 #7

Alex Jones - "Nemesis of Satire" JoseBalow Oct 9 #8

5 -4 Alex Jones 50 Shades Of Blue Oct 9 #9

Has he EVER admitted he lied, and apologized? tanyev Oct 9 #11

I think during his trial BumRushDaShow Oct 9 #12

If the SCROTUS takes on this case - their compromise hit's an all-time low mdbl Oct 9 #13

Too bad. So sad. Pffftttttt..... electric_blue68 Oct 9 #14

SCOTUS needs to refuse this case FakeNoose Oct 9 #15

Well, the Supreme Court is in Washington onenote Oct 10 #17

Exactly - they pass on a lot of cases that we never hear about FakeNoose Oct 10 #20

I'm troubled by the fact that the plaintiffs elected to waive their right to file an opposition onenote Oct 10 #18

I agree on that. The Grand Illuminist Oct 10 #19

This is not among the duties of the SCOUS. republianmushroom Oct 9 #16

Can you elaborate? onenote Oct 10 #21