仅事实
最高法院维持对亚历克斯·琼斯14亿美元诽谤判决
摘要
美国最高法院拒绝审理亚历克斯·琼斯的上诉，维持因其关于2012年桑迪胡克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，从而维持对其因诽谤和造成精神痛苦而作出的14亿美元判决。该判决源于琼斯关于2012年桑迪胡克小学枪击事件是骗局的虚假声明。
作为Infowars节目的主持人，琼斯曾辩称康涅狄格州法官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负有责任是错误的。最高法院在未要求家属回应的情况下发布了该命令。
2021年底，康涅狄格州一名法官因琼斯及其公司多次未遵守法院命令及未提供相关证据，作出缺席判决。随后，陪审团判给受害者家属9.64亿美元赔偿金，后来又追加了4.73亿美元的惩罚性赔偿。
琼斯于2022年底申请破产，其律师表示，原告几乎不可能全额收回判决款。他还在德克萨斯州对另一宗类似诽谤案中的4900万美元判决提出上诉。
清算Infowars资产以偿付判决款的努力遇到阻碍。今年11月，讽刺新闻媒体《洋葱报》被宣布为Infowars资产拍卖的中标方，但破产法官随后因拍卖程序和出价存在问题而宣布拍卖结果无效。
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