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Alex Jones Asks U.S. Supreme Court to Hear Appeal of $1.4 Billion Sandy Hook Judgment

Alex Jones challenges a $1.44 billion defamation ruling for falsely claiming the 2012 Sandy Hook shooting was staged; a jury previously awarded $964 million plus punitive damages.

  • Jones asked the U.S. Supreme Court to hear an appeal of the $1.4 billion Sandy Hook defamation judgment against him.
  • Jones was found liable by default for failing to turn over evidence in the defamation case brought by families of Sandy Hook victims.
  • A jury awarded $964 million in compensatory damages and the judge later added $473 million in punitive damages against Jones and his company.
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Alex Jones asks Supreme Court to hear appeal of $1.4 billion Sandy Hook Elementary judgment

Alex Jones, who called the 2012 Sandy Hook Elementary school shooting a "hoax," was sued by the shooting victims’ families. Jones argued that the court judgment violates his constitutional rights, including free speech.

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