Tag: Infowars
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Alex Jones Defamation Judgment: Supreme Court Denies Block
Supreme Court Declines to Intervene in Jones Defamation Case The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday refused to block or pause the nearly $1.5 billion defamation judgment facing conservative commentator Alex Jones. In a brief order, the court declined to hear Jones’s appeal of a state court ruling, effectively leaving intact a judgment that has drawn…
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Supreme Court Declines to Block Alex Jones’ $1.5B Defamation Judgment
Overview The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday declined to intervene in the billionaire conspiracy theorist Alex Jones’ ongoing defamation battle, effectively allowing a state court’s nearly $1.5 billion judgment against him to stand. The high court’s decision, issued without comment, ends a last-ditch appeal aimed at delaying the payout tied to false claims about the…
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Supreme Court Rejects Alex Jones Defamation Appeal in $1.5B Case
Background: The Jones Defamation Case Conservative broadcaster Alex Jones and his media company, Free Speech Systems, have faced a lengthy defamation battle over false claims that the 2012 Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting was a hoax. Families of the victims sued Jones in Connecticut state court, arguing defamation and other state-law violations after Jones repeatedly…