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最高法院拒绝亚历克斯·琼斯关于桑迪胡克诽谤案的上诉
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美国最高法院已拒绝审理亚历克斯·琼斯的上诉，维持针对他因关于桑迪胡克枪击事件虚假言论而判处的14亿美元诽谤赔偿判决。
美国最高法院已拒绝审理亚历克斯·琼斯的上诉，维持针对他因2012年桑迪胡克小学枪击事件是骗局的虚假主张而判处的14亿美元诽谤赔偿判决。
作为Infowars创始人的琼斯曾辩称，康涅狄格州法官在未对案情进行实质审理的情况下，错误地认定他对诽谤和精神痛苦负有责任。最高法院的决定使得对受害者家庭判处的巨额赔偿得以维持。
2022年，康涅狄格州陪审团判给受害者家庭9.65亿美元的补偿性赔偿金，随后法官又追加了4.73亿美元的惩罚性赔偿。这些赔偿是针对琼斯反复声称枪击事件是由“危机演员”伪造的言论，该事件导致20名一年级儿童和6名教职员工死亡。
琼斯的法律团队主张赔偿金额过高，且侵犯了他的第一修正案权利。然而，最高法院拒绝受理上诉意味着判决维持不变，琼斯仍需承担全部赔偿责任。
判决作出后，琼斯申请了破产保护，并尝试通过清算Infowars资产来偿付赔偿金。值得注意的是，讽刺新闻媒体《洋葱新闻》曾被认定为Infowars资产拍卖的中标方，但该交易后来被破产法官阻止。
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