Posted on 02/06/2025 2:29:05 PM PST by Macho MAGA Man
A bankruptcy judge blocked Sandy Hook families from a settlement with Alex Jones on Wednesday.
The New York Post reported:
A US bankruptcy judge on Wednesday blocked a settlement between families who have sued Alex Jones over his false claims about the 2012 Sandy Hook Elementary School mass shooting, saying their attempt to divide the bankrupt conspiracy theorist’s assets exceeded his court’s authority.
The decision complicates a proposed sale of Jones’ Infowars platform, and could spur divisions between families who sued Jones and won nearly $1.3 billion in Connecticut court cases and those who won $50 million in Texas courts.
The two groups of families had proposed a settlement that would guarantee the Texas families a 25% share of Jones’ future payments made to the Sandy Hook families, with the Connecticut families taking 75%.
US Bankruptcy Judge Christopher Lopez rejected the settlement at a hearing in Houston, saying the families were asking him to also divide up the assets of Infowars’ parent company, Free Speech Systems, despite the fact that the company had been dismissed from bankruptcy last year.
“I can’t do that,” Lopez said.
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He shouldn’t have made up nonsense about the Sandy Hook shootings.
Maybe. But the “damages” are ridiculous. Not meant to compensate, but to punish and silence.
“He shouldn’t have made up nonsense about the Sandy Hook shootings.”
He never did. He was reporting what others had said. The lawfare thugs lied and manipulated to attribute it to him. And idiots believed him without verifying.
Do you always think people saying things you don't agree with - and which, in fact, may be lies - should have billion dollar plus judgments against them?
Question: Why did he dabble in the nonsense? Is he dumb? Was he joking around?
Jones’ comments were an embarrassment to gun owners and Second Amendment advocates, in my opinion.
This is an insane ridiculous verdict on the face of it and all it does is make the law look like a crazy @$$.
Even if Jones is "guilty", the punishment is excessive by any rational view of the "damage" he caused.
We shouldn't put up with loony toons courts. This judgement is insane, and everyone involved in handing down such a ridiculous judgement should go to prison for malfeasance of their duty.
exactly. an absurd verdict/settlement/whatever.
Nah, that won’t fly here.
Even if he was just repeating what others said, he did it to get others to believe what others were saying.
Smarten up.
Soooo ... information offends you. OK.
Free speech means free speech
Yes. Free speech DOES mean free speech.
Some here don’t believe it.
I support Alex Jones and the 1st Amendment too. He has the right to sue anyone involved who deprived him of that.
He shouldn’t have made up nonsense about the Sandy Hook shootings.
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Yes, how dare he have an opinion, chairman Un.
Idiocy is offensive
Yes. I’m offended, so stop it.
That was the excuse for the Democrats to target him.
They would have found something else to go on.
The issue for me is the unconstitutional judgement against him
Good
Yes, you are offensive.
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