“Alex Jones loses supreme court appeal over sandy hook comments”

By Grand Rapids Anonymous
tuesday, october 14, 2025 at 1:05:00 p.m. edt

“Alex Jones loses supreme court appeal over sandy hook comments”

“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 2012 sandy hook elementary school shooting as a hoax staged by crisis actors.

“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 justices did not comment on their order, which they issued without even asking the families of the sandy hook victims to respond to Jones’ appeal. an fbi agent who responded to the shooting also sued.

“a lawyer who represents sandy hook families said the supreme court had properly rejected Jones’ 'latest desperate attempt to avoid accountability for the harm he has caused.

“'we look forward to enforcing the jury’s historic verdict and making Jones and infowars pay for what they have done,' lawyer Christopher Mattei said in a statement.”

GRA: As I looked up info on the case, wondering why Jones got nailed for $1.4 billion, the “reporting” indicated “Jones' followers were harassing the survivors of the sandy hook mass shooting, forcing them to move.” To my point of view, those “followers” are the parties who should be held culpable to the sandy hook families--Jones gave an opinion. That his listeners took it to another level is on them, not Jones, imho.

Various political types, such as Maxine Waters, Pelosi, Schumer, etc., have been on record, calling for violence against republicans and Trump and people have been shot and/or killed. Yet we see no lawsuits against them for inciting. The Alex Jones accusations about “fake actors” sound half-baked, in the first place--how could anyone take what Jones said seriously? It looks like a vendetta against Jones, for whatever reason, by anti-free speech types.

--GRA


N.S.: I don't buy Alex Jones' claims, either, but this is wrong, on at least three levels:

1. $1.4 billion is an exorbitant ruling for damages, by any standard. Even when a judgement of guilt stands, such rulings are routinely reduced on appeal;

2. There's a contradiction in the ap "thing." It says both that the judge had NOT held a trial (Jones' lawyer), and that there had been (the plaintiffs' lawyer: “the jury’s historic verdict”); and

3. The irrelevance, as GRA pointed out, of Jones' followers.

Somebody doesn't like Alex Jones.