Alex Jones asks US Supreme Court to hear appeal of $1.4B Sandy Hook award

Conspiracy theorist Alex Jones has appealed to the U.S. Supreme Court regarding a $1.4 billion judgment for defamation related to his claims that the 2012 Sandy Hook shooting was a hoax. His lawyers argue that the Connecticut judge’s default ruling against him was unjust and infringed on First Amendment rights, while the Sandy Hook families’ attorneys contest his assertions.

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