Alex Jones is a defendant in three Sandy Hook litigations; he was denied a jury, and he forfeited his claims by default since he failed to provide the information and proof that the court needed. For default judgments, the cases established a precedent. It was never debated or decided whether Jones’ remarks fell under the umbrella of freedom of speech and expression or journalistic rights. It is anticipated that these prosecutions may have a negative impact on alternative journalism that covers freedom of expression concerns.
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Whenever the judge approved petitions for default judgment—a remarkably uncommon decision—stating Jones’ team had “shown a willful, contumacious, and unjustifiable disdain for (the) Judge’s authority,” the proceedings unexpectedly took a surprising turn.
The judge determined that Jones & his multimedia firms are legally culpable for the harm done to the family since Jones refused to comply with the judge’s authority.
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In the most recent Sandy Hook case, the judge ordered Jones to repay $45.2 million in compensatory damages in addition to $4.1 million in financial damages. Law experts predict that he won’t pay the whole sum since Texas law only allows offenders to be held liable for punitive damages up to $750,000 and twice the sum of “economic damages.”
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What happens with him will eventually affect a larger portion of the independent media. They issued a warning that the “new normal” would be to hold independent news organizations accountable for their inaccurate reporting.
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