Disaster for Alex Jones and Infowars as Supreme Court rejects last-ditch bid to avoid paying $1.4B to Sandy Hookfamilies [View all]
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Source: independent.co.uk
The Supreme Court rejected a last-ditch appeal from right-wing conspiracy theorist Alex Jones who is desperate to avoid paying nearly $1.5 billion to the families of the Sandy Hook massacre he falsely called a hoax.
The justices turned down his appeal without comment Tuesday.
Last week, Jones pressed for the nation’s high court to intervene, warning that unless justices take action, his Infowars website and assets will likely end up in the hands of satirical news website The Onion.
That potential acquisition — which was put on hold earlier this year — would support families of the victims of the 2012 Sandy Hook Elementary School mass shooting, which killed 20 children between six and seven years old. Jones has called it “staged” and a “hoax,” fueling a wave of harassment against the families.
Read more: https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/alex-jones-supreme-court-infowars-sandy-hook-ruling-b2845169.html#Echobox=1760451145
The shooting was in 2012
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