Supreme Court rejects Alex Jones' appeal in Sandy Hook defamation case
Jones had argued a judge was wrong to find him liable for defamation and infliction of emotional distress without holding a trial on the merits.
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Jones had argued a judge was wrong to find him liable for defamation and infliction of emotional distress without holding a trial on the merits.
The judge criticized the auction process as flawed and said the outcome "left a lot of money on the table" for Sandy Hook families.
Satirical publication The Onion, with the support of Sandy Hook families, purchased the bankrupt site of conspiracy theorist Alex Jones.
Conspiracy theorist Alex Jones owes $1.5 billion for his false claims that the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting was a hoax.
A federal judge ruled that conspiracy theorist Alex Jones must sell off nearly all of his personal assets to start repaying the families of victims of the massacre at Sandy Hook Elementary. CBS New York's Dick Brennan has reaction from the Sandy Hook families.
Lawyers for the families of victims of the Sandy Hook Elementary School filed an emergency motion in U.S. Bankruptcy Court in Houston to liquidate Alex Jones' media company.
Conspiracy theorist Alex Jones' latest bankruptcy plan would pay Sandy Hook families a fraction of the $1.5 billion awarded in lawsuits against him for calling the 2012 school shooting a hoax.
Bankrupt conspiracy theorist Alex Jones wants to settle his lawsuits with Sandy Hook parents for a fraction of what he owes. Read more: https://cbsn.ws/48DG7Wr
Alex Jones, the conspiracy theorist known for his fake news site InfoWars and his false denial of the Sandy Hook massacre, was permanently banned from Twitter in 2018.
Jones has laughed at the judgements on his Infowars show, saying he has less than $2 million to his name and won't be able to pay such high amounts.
Jones faces nearly $1.5 billion in court judgments over conspiracy theories he spread about the Sandy Hook school massacre.
Jones repeatedly told his millions of followers the massacre that killed 20 first graders and six educators was staged by "crisis actors."
The conspiracy theorist has asked a judge to throw out the verdict and order a new trial in a lawsuit by Sandy Hook families.
The conspiracy theorist will have to pay $965 million for tormenting the families of the victims of the Sandy Hook school shooting. CBS2's Dick Brennan reports.
The Connecticut jury found Jones liable for a total of $965 million, with amounts reaching as high as $120 million for a single person.
Family members of some of the victims were in the courtroom in Waterbury, Connecticut on Wednesday, when the decision was revealed. CBS2's Dick Brennan reports.
Alex Jones was ordered to pay hundreds of millions of dollars in a defamation case for promoting the lie that the 2012 Sandy Hook school massacre was a hoax. CBS2's Dick Brennan reports.
Scarlett Lewis, whose 6-year-old son Jesse was among those killed in the 2012 Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting, says she has forgiven online conspiracy theorist Alex Jones for his repeated claims that the fatal mass shooting was "staged" — but still wanted to hold him accountable. Elaine Quijano reports.
Scarlett Lewis, the mother of a Sandy Hook shooting victim joins "CBS Mornings."
On Friday a jury in Texas decided to punish Alex Jones for his on-air rants claiming that the 2012 Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting was a hoax. CBS News legal analyst Rikki Kleiman talks with correspondent Martha Teichner about Jones' continuing legal problems.
The far-right broadcaster and conspiracy theorist had called the 2012 Sandy Hook school shooting "a hoax."
A Texas jury has ordered Alex Jones to pay $49.3 million in total damages to the parents of a first grader killed in the 2012 Sandy Hook elementary massacre.
The conspiracy theorist and far-right broadcaster had earlier been found liable for defamation in a rare default judgment.
A Texas jury has ordered conspiracy theorist Alex Jones to pay the parents of one of the victims of the Sandy Hook elementary school massacre, more than $4 million.
Conspiracy theorist Alex Jones testified Wednesday that he understands it was irresponsible to call the Sandy Hook shooting a hoax.
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