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Supreme Court rejects Alex Jones’ appeal of $1.4 billion defamation judgment in Sandy Hook shooting - Boston News, Weather, Sports

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WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Tuesday rejected an appeal from conspiracy theorist Alex Jones and left in place the $1.4 billion judgment against him over his description of the

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  1. Blaze Media

    Supreme Court denies hearing appeal from Alex Jones against $1.4 billion judgment (opens Blaze Media)

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    The decision means Jones is out of options to defeat the judgment.

  2. WHDH Boston

    Supreme Court rejects Alex Jones’ appeal of $1.4 billion defamation judgment in Sandy Hook shooting - Boston News, Weather, Sports (opens WHDH Boston)

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    WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Tuesday rejected an appeal from conspiracy theorist Alex Jones and left in place the $1.4 billion judgment against him over his description of the

  3. ABC 7 Los Angeles

    Supreme Court rejects Alex Jones' appeal of $1.4 billion defamation judgment in Sandy Hook shooting (opens ABC 7 Los Angeles)

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    The Supreme Court has rejected an appeal from Alex Jones and left in place the judgment against him over his description of the Sandy Hook shooting.

  4. Truthout

    Supreme Court Refuses to Hear Alex Jones’s Sandy Hook Defamation Challenges (opens Truthout)

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    In his legal filings, Jones vastly downplayed his blatant lies regarding the 2012 Sandy Hook school shooting.

  5. UPI

    Supreme Court refuses to hear Alex Jones appeal of Sandy Hook judgment (opens UPI)

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    The U.S. Supreme Court Tuesday refused to hear the appeal of Sandy Hook conspiracy theorist Alex Jones, who wanted his judgment of $1.44 billion overturned.

  6. The Hollywood Reporter

    Supreme Court Rejects Alex Jones’ Appeal of $1.4B Defamation Judgment in Sandy Hook Shooting (opens The Hollywood Reporter)

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    The Supreme Court rejected an appeal from Alex Jones and left in place the defamation judgment against him for calling the Sandy Hook shooting a hoax.

  7. Washington Examiner

    Supreme Court denies Alex Jones's appeal of $1.4 billion Sandy Hook judgment (opens Washington Examiner)

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    The Supreme Court rejected Alex Jones's appeal of a $1.4 billion judgment against him for calling the 2012 Sandy Hook shooting a "hoax."

  8. Newsweek

    Alex Jones suffers Supreme Court blow in Sandy Hook shooting appeal (opens Newsweek)

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    Alex Jones had said the Sandy Hook school shooting was a hoax.

  9. ABC 17 Mid-Missouri

    Supreme Court rebuffs Alex Jones’ effort to overturn $1.4 billion Sandy Hook judgment (opens ABC 17 Mid-Missouri)

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    By John Fritze, CNN (CNN) — The Supreme Court declined an appeal from Alex Jones on Tuesday, brushing aside the right-wing conspiracy theorist’s effort to overturn a $1.4 billion libel judgment a lower court ordered against him over his false comments about the 2012 Sandy Hook school massacre.

  10. Townhall

    Supreme Court Rejects Alex Jones' Request to Set Aside $1.4 Billion Verdict (opens Townhall)

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    Supreme Court upholds $1.4 billion verdict against Alex Jones over Sandy Hook defamation case.

  11. Al Jazeera

    Supreme Court declines Alex Jones challenge to defamation judgement (opens Al Jazeera)

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    In 2022 it was ruled that the conspiracy theorist would have to pay $1.4bn to families of the victims of Sandy Hook.

  12. CBS News

    Supreme Court rejects Alex Jones' appeal of $1.4 billion defamation judgment in Sandy Hook case (opens CBS News)

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    The Supreme Court turned away an appeal by Alex Jones over a $1.4 billion defamation judgment for his false claims that a 2012 school shooting was a hoax.

  13. Los Angeles Times

    Supreme Court rejects Alex Jones' appeal of $1.4-billion defamation judgment in Sandy Hook shooting (opens Los Angeles Times)

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    The Infowars host had argued that a judge was wrong to find him liable for defamation and infliction of emotional distress without holding a trial on the merits of allegations lodged by relatives of victims of the shooting.

  14. Deadline

    Supreme Court Declines Alex Jones’ Effort To Reverse $1.4 Billion Judgment In Sandy Hook Case (opens Deadline)

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    Jones was found liable to families of victims for $1.4 billion.

  15. The Guardian

    US supreme court rejects Alex Jones appeal over $1.4bn defamation penalty (opens The Guardian)

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    Infowars founder and conspiracy theorist had been ordered to pay because of false claims about Sandy Hook massacre

  16. The Hill

    Supreme Court lets stand Sandy Hook families’ $1.4B defamation judgment against Alex Jones (opens The Hill)

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    Alex Jones's appeal of the $1.4 billion Sandy Hook defamation judgment has been denied by the Supreme Court, leaving him in bankruptcy and potentially unable to continue his Infowars show.

  17. The New Republic

    Supreme Court Shuts Down Alex Jones’s Attempt to Avoid Accountability (opens The New Republic)

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    Alex Jones attempted to challenge the more than $1 billion he owes to families of Sandy Hook shooting victims.

  18. NBC News

    Supreme Court turns away Alex Jones' attempt to block $1.5B defamation judgment (opens NBC News)

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    The Supreme Court rejected conservative conspiracy theorist Alex Jones' last-ditch attempt to block an almost $1.5 billion defamation judgment he faces over false claims that the 2012 Sandy Hook school shooting was a hoax.

  19. Variety

    Supreme Court Rejects Alex Jones’ Appeal of $1.4 Billion Verdicts in Sandy Hook Defamation Cases (opens Variety)

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    The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday turned down an appeal from right-wing conspiracy theorist Alex Jones seeking to overturn the more than $1.4 billion judgments ordered against him over his false statements about the 2012 Sandy Hook elementary school mass shooting.

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