Alex Jones asks Supreme Court to block massive defamation judgment

[BumRushDaShow]

Source: NBC News

ct. 9, 2025, 12:55 PM EDT


WASHINGTON — Right-wing conspiracy theorist Alex Jones on Thursday asked the Supreme Court to hit pause on an almost $1.5 billion defamation judgment that was imposed over his false claims that the 2012 Sandy Hook school shooting was a hoax.

In a new filing, Jones said the court's immediate involvement is needed because his website, InfoWars, is on the verge of being turned over to the satirical news site The Onion to help fund payments to family members of the Sandy Hook victims. If the case is not put on hold, "InfoWars will have been acquired by its ideological nemesis and destroyed," Jones' lawyers wrote.

The Sandy Hook tragedy occurred in December 2012, when a gunman killed 20 first-grade children and six adults at the school in Newtown, Connecticut. Families of the victims had sued, winning the huge judgment in Connecticut state court.

Jones, who owns InfoWars via his company Free Speech Systems, subsequently lost attempts in state court to appeal the judgment. He is also seeking bankruptcy protections.

Read more: https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/supreme-court/alex-jones-asks-supreme-court-block-massive-defamation-judgment-rcna236675

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Families of the victims had sued, winning the huge judgment in Connecticut state court.

Emphasis - "state case".

[twodogsbarking]

1. Alex Jones deserves nothing pleasant for even one second of his hateful life.

I hope I outlive the son of satan

[Ocelot II]

2. SCOTUS can hear cases arising in state courts in some rare circumstances

in which the state court has issued a final judgment from which there is no other appeal, and the case raises federal questions that aren't resolved by a parallel state law. It's a bit academic but here's the explanation: https://constitution.congress.gov/browse/essay/artIII-S2-C2-5/ALDE_00001223/ It's hard to tell from this news report but they might be trying to bootstrap it into a federal question because of the bankruptcy.

[BumRushDaShow]

4. I think they are looking at the "excessive" judgement

with an attempt to get it knocked down. I think he tried filing bankruptcy in TX and there was a mess with that when it was rejected and they went with liquidating, including what became a screwed-up auction process.

[rurallib]

3. Here is hoping Alex Jones is living in his car this winter!

[Bernardo de La Paz]

10. Too many maga would lend him a couch. But even bankrupt Ghouliani is not going without a roof. . . nt

[gohuskies]

5. If MAGA SCOTUS allows Jones to skate, they will ignore the mass murder of school children and teachers

That guy deserves to be bankrupted for slandering the parents and survivors of the Sandy Hook massacre. He has inflicted pain in the most cruel and dishonest way possible and deserves becoming destitute bum.

[Ponietz]

6. Here's your info troll: you lost and war is hell

[Maeve]

7. "InfoWars will have been acquired by its ideological nemesis and destroyed,"--cry me a river, Alex!

Just part of the payment for being a douche

[JoseBalow]

8. Alex Jones - "Nemesis of Satire"

[50 Shades Of Blue]

9. 5 -4 Alex Jones

[tanyev]

11. Has he EVER admitted he lied, and apologized?

I’m not aware of it happening.

[BumRushDaShow]

12. I think during his trial

the judge did get him to admit that Sandy Hook "wasn't a hoax". The court proceedings were actually broadcast and I remember seeing some of it and his antics even there.

[mdbl]

13. If the SCROTUS takes on this case - their compromise hit's an all-time low

[electric_blue68]

14. Too bad. So sad. Pffftttttt.....

[FakeNoose]

15. SCOTUS needs to refuse this case

If they don't, they're going to get every sniveling one of these assholes and their whiny shit.
There's no reason for this case to even be presented in Washington, it was a Connecticut ruling.

You're done, Alex Jones. Now pay up and shut up.

[onenote]

17. Well, the Supreme Court is in Washington

Cases from anywhere in the country can be and are brought to the Supreme Court. Whether the Court will hear the case is the question. I’m not thrilled by the fact that he plaintiffs waived their right to file an opposition to Jones’ petition for certiorari

[FakeNoose]

20. Exactly - they pass on a lot of cases that we never hear about

I sincerely hope they refuse to hear this one.

[onenote]

18. I'm troubled by the fact that the plaintiffs elected to waive their right to file an opposition

To Jones’ petition for certiorari

[The Grand Illuminist]

19. I agree on that.

It becomes theirs to lose if not every I is dotted and Ts crossed. Long shots are still shots with chance of success, no matter how small.

[republianmushroom]

16. This is not among the duties of the SCOUS.

[onenote]

21. Can you elaborate?