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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，维持了针对其关于2012年桑迪胡克枪击事件虚假言论的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，维持了针对他因虚假声称2012年桑迪胡克小学枪击事件为骗局而作出的14亿美元诽谤判决。该决定维持了对受害者家庭授予的大额赔偿。
作为Infowars节目主持人的琼斯曾辩称，他在未经过实质审判的情况下被错误认定为诽谤和精神伤害责任人。最高法院在未要求桑迪胡克受害者家庭回应的情况下发布了该命令。
2021年底，康涅狄格州一名法官对琼斯及其公司作出缺席判决，原因是他们未能遵守法院命令并向原告提供证据。陪审团随后裁定赔偿9.65亿美元，之后又追加了4.73亿美元的惩罚性赔偿。
琼斯于2022年底申请破产，他的律师表示，原告几乎没有现实可能收回全部判决金额。他还在德克萨斯州对一起类似诽谤案中的4900万美元判决提出上诉。
为满足判决而清算Infowars资产的努力遇到阻碍。去年11月，讽刺新闻媒体《洋葱报》成为清算Infowars资产拍卖的最高出价者，但破产法官随后因拍卖过程及出价存在问题而宣布拍卖结果无效。该案现已转至德克萨斯州法院，琼斯正在对指定接管人清算资产的决定提出上诉。
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