Summary

The Connecticut Appellate Court upheld a $965 million verdict against conspiracy theorist Alex Jones for spreading false claims that the 2012 Sandy Hook massacre was a hoax, leading to threats and harassment of victims’ families and an FBI agent.

While affirming the historic compensatory damages, the court vacated $150 million in punitive damages tied to Connecticut’s Unfair Trade Practices Act, reducing Jones’s total liability to $1.2 billion, including a prior Texas ruling.

Jones plans to appeal, but Sandy Hook families view the decision as a significant step toward justice.

  • Viking_Hippie@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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    6 days ago

    The “justice” system favors the rich because under-regulated capitalism has made it inevitable.

    The former is in large part a tool to enforce the latter, so it’s disingenuous to pretend that they’re separate.