"EDITOR'S NOTE: The video above is from a previous broadcast and will be updated. 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, which killed 20 first graders and six educators in Newtown, Connecticut."
"The following year, the jury agreed on a $964 million verdict and the judge later tacked on another $473 million in punitive damages against Jones and Free Speech Systems, Infowars' parent company, which is based in Austin, Texas. In November, the satirical news outlet The Onion was named the winning bidder in an auction to liquidate Infowars' assets to help pay the defamation judgments. But the bankruptcy judge threw out the auction results, citing problems with the process and The Onion's bid."
The Supreme Court rejected Alex Jones' appeal, leaving a $1.4 billion judgment over his description of the 2012 Sandy Hook shooting as a hoax in place. A judge found Jones liable for defamation and infliction of emotional distress after relatives of victims alleged harm; an FBI agent who responded to the shooting also sued. Jones filed for bankruptcy in late 2022 and his lawyers told the court plaintiffs likely cannot collect the full judgment. He is separately appealing a $49 million Texas judgment. A judge issued a default ruling because of Jones' failure to comply with discovery, and a jury determined damages and punitive awards.
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