Alex Jones’ $1.4 Billion Defamation Loss Stands As Supreme Court Rejects Case

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Oct 14, 2025, 09:51am EDT

Topline

The $1.4 billion judgment against Alex Jones for claiming the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting was a “hoax” will stand, as the Supreme Court on Tuesday rebuffed the right-wing commentator’s request for the court to take up the case and overturn the ruling against him.

Infowars host Alex Jones arrives at the Texas State Capital building on April 18, 2020 in Austin, Texas.

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Key Facts

The Supreme Court declined to take up Jones’ case, rejecting it for oral arguments Tuesday without commenting at all on their reasoning.

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