Alex Jones Asks Supreme Court To Block Massive Defamation Judgment

WASHINGTON — Right-wing conspiracy theorist Alex Jones connected Thursday asked nan Supreme Court to deed region connected an almost $1.5 cardinal defamation judgement that was imposed complete his mendacious claims that nan 2012 Sandy Hook schoolhouse shooting was a hoax.

In a caller filing, Jones said nan court's contiguous engagement is needed because his website, InfoWars, is connected nan verge of being turned complete to nan satirical news tract The Onion to thief money payments to family members of nan Sandy Hook victims.

If nan lawsuit is not put connected hold, "InfoWars will person been acquired by its ideological nemesis and destroyed," Jones' lawyers wrote.

The Sandy Hook calamity occurred successful December 2012, erstwhile a gunman killed 20 first-grade children and six adults astatine nan schoolhouse successful Newtown, Connecticut.

Families of nan victims had sued, winning nan immense judgement successful Connecticut authorities court.

Jones, who owns InfoWars via his institution Free Speech Systems, subsequently mislaid attempts successful authorities tribunal to entreaty nan judgment. He is besides seeking bankruptcy protections.

The Onion failed successful a erstwhile effort to get InfoWars via a bankruptcy auction, but Jones' lawyer said a caller effort is underway successful Texas authorities court.

His lawyers asked nan Supreme Court to put nan judgement connected clasp while nan justices see his appeal. The tribunal is scheduled to talk his entreaty successful backstage connected Friday.