仅事实
最高法院维持对亚历克斯·琼斯在桑迪胡克诽谤案中14亿美元判决
摘要
美国最高法院拒绝审理亚历克斯·琼斯的上诉，维持针对他因关于桑迪胡克小学枪击事件虚假言论而作出的14亿美元诽谤判决。
美国最高法院已拒绝审理亚历克斯·琼斯的上诉，从而维持了针对他因诽谤及造成情感伤害而作出的14亿美元判决。该判决源于琼斯对2012年桑迪胡克小学枪击事件作出的虚假断言，称该事件是涉及危机演员的骗局。
作为Infowars节目的主持人，琼斯主张初审法院在未对受害者家属提出的指控进行实质审理的情况下认定其有责是错误的。最高法院在未要求家属回应或发表任何评论的情况下作出了决定。
2022年底，琼斯申请破产，其律师辩称原告几乎不可能收回全部判决金额。他还在针对桑迪胡克悲剧类似指控的德克萨斯州另一起诽谤案中对4900万美元判决提出上诉。
在康涅狄格州的案件中，法院于2021年因琼斯及其公司多次不遵守法院命令及未能提供所要求的证据，作出缺席判决。陪审团随后裁定赔偿9.64亿美元，后来又追加了4.73亿美元的惩罚性赔偿。
为满足判决而清算Infowars资产的努力遇到阻碍。去年11月的一次拍卖中，讽刺新闻媒体《洋葱报》成为最高竞买者，但因程序问题被破产法官宣布无效。此后，该程序转至德克萨斯州法院，琼斯正在抗辩指定接管人负责资产清算的决定。
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