Summary
Alex Jones and his company are appealing a $1.44 billion judgment against them to the U.S. Supreme Court. The judgment is related to false claims Jones made about the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting. Jones wants the court to delay the collection of assets by the plaintiffs, who are families of the shooting victims.
Key Facts
- Alex Jones is appealing a $1.44 billion judgment from a Connecticut jury due to his claims about the Sandy Hook shooting.
- Jones falsely claimed the 2012 Sandy Hook shooting was staged to promote gun control, leading to a large jury-awarded penalty.
- The shooting at Sandy Hook resulted in the deaths of 20 children and six adults.
- Jones and his business, Free Speech Systems, filed for bankruptcy following the legal judgment.
- Lawyers for Jones believe the Supreme Court will rule in his favor, but the Court has not decided on the appeal or a stay of asset collection.
- Justice Sonia Sotomayor can address the appeal or involve the entire Supreme Court.
- The appeal relates to Jones's media outlet, InfoWars, which he wants to protect from being controlled by others.
- The families of the victims have moved to claim assets to collect on the jury verdict.
