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Defamation
Infowars founder Alex Jones takes the witness stand to testify

Judge To Approve Auctions Liquidating Alex Jones’ Infowars To Pay Families

Jones is appealing the civil jury verdicts, citing free speech and questioning whether the families proved a connection between his comments and the threats they received.

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Delaware Judge Sets Parameters for Trial in Smartmatic Defamation Lawsuit

Smartmatic claims that Newsmax program hosts and guests made false and defamatory statements implying they participated in rigging the results of the 2020 election.

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Court Revives Sarah Palin’s Libel Lawsuit Against The New York Times

The libel lawsuit by Palin centered on the newspaper’s 2017 editorial falsely linking her campaign rhetoric to a mass shooting, which Palin asserted damaged her reputation and career.

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San Diego Wave President Sues Former Employee for Defamation for Alleging Abusive Behavior

In a lawsuit filed Monday in California Superior Court in San Diego, Jill Ellis claimed defamation and intentional interference with contractual relations.

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Judge Tosses Defamation Suit Against Fox News by Head of Dismantled Disinfo Board

The lawsuit alleged that Fox News had defamed the director on numerous occasions, leading to waves of online attacks and threats of violence.

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Attorney Mark Bankston questions Alex Jones on the stand during his trial.

Judge Stops Parents’ Effort To Collect on $50M From Conspiracy Theorist Alex Jones

U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Christopher Lopez in Houston said that the ruling by a state judge in Texas conflicts with federal bankruptcy law.

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Bankruptcy Trustee Discloses Plan To Shut Down Alex Jones’ Infowars, Liquidate Assets

The Sandy Hook families in both lawsuits, who have not received anything from Jones yet, appear likely to get only a fraction of what Jones owes them.

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Alex Jones of Infowars talks to the media while visiting the U.S. Senate's Dirksen Senate office building on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S.

Alex Jones’ Personal Assets To Be Sold To Pay $1.5B Sandy Hook Debt. Company Bankruptcy Is Dismissed

Dismissal of the company's case means the families can now move immediately to collect on the $1.5 billion in state courts in Texas and Connecticut where they won defamation lawsuits.

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