Published on October 14, 2025 • 2-minute read
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**Alex Jones**
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**WASHINGTON** — On Tuesday, the Supreme Court denied an appeal from conspiracy theorist Alex Jones, upholding the $1.4 billion judgment against him for labeling the 2012 Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting as a hoax orchestrated by crisis actors.
The Infowars host contended that a judge erred in finding him liable for defamation and emotional distress without conducting a trial to examine the claims made by the victims’ families. The tragic shooting resulted in the deaths of 20 first graders and six educators in Newtown, Connecticut.
The justices did not provide any commentary on their decision, which was made without soliciting responses from the Sandy Hook victims’ families regarding Jones’ appeal. An FBI agent who responded to the incident has also filed a lawsuit.
Christopher Mattei, a lawyer representing the Sandy Hook families, stated that the Supreme Court rightly dismissed Jones’ “latest desperate attempt to evade accountability for the harm he has caused.” He expressed eagerness to enforce the jury’s landmark verdict and ensure that Jones and Infowars face the consequences of their actions.
A lawyer for Jones did not immediately respond to a request for comment. During his show on Tuesday, Jones claimed that his legal team believed the case was straightforward, although he had anticipated that the Supreme Court would not hear his appeal. “I said no, they will not do it because of politics,” he remarked.
Jones ridiculed the notion that he could afford to pay the judgment, asserting that his studio equipment, including five-year-old cameras, was valued at only $304,000. “It’s all about torturing me. It’s all about harassing me. It’s about harassing my family. It’s about getting me off the air,” he said, urging his audience to purchase merchandise to support his show.
**BANKRUPTCY FILED IN 2022**
Jones filed for bankruptcy in late 2022, and his attorneys informed the justices that the “plaintiffs have no realistic chance of collecting” the full judgment.