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Alex Jones Asks Supreme Court to Review $1.4 Billion Sandy Hook Judgment

The filing frames the case as a constitutional challenge following failed bids to reduce the award in Connecticut.

FILE - Alex Jones pauses before speaking to the media after arriving at the federal courthouse for a hearing in front of a bankruptcy judge, June 14, 2024, in Houston. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip, file)
Right-wing conspiracy theorist Alex Jones has asked the U.S. Supreme Court to review a Connecticut judgment ordering him to pay $1.44 billion to families of Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting victims. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)
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Overview

  • Jones' petition, filed last week and released by the court on Tuesday, seeks review of a Connecticut judgment that followed a default liability ruling over discovery abuses and a damages award totaling about $1.4 billion.
  • His lawyers argue the default sanction violated constitutional and Supreme Court precedent, assert First Amendment protection for his statements, and claim the award is unconstitutionally excessive under the Eighth Amendment.
  • Attorneys for the Sandy Hook families called the petition a last gasp and said they will oppose Supreme Court review.
  • A Connecticut appellate court upheld all but $150 million of the award in December and the state Supreme Court declined review in April.
  • Parallel collection efforts continue as a Texas judge recently appointed a receiver to liquidate Free Speech Systems, an earlier Infowars asset auction was voided in bankruptcy court, and Jones is appealing the receivership order after a temporary pause in late August.