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WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Tuesday rejected an appeal from conspiracy theorist Alex Jones and left in place the $1.4 billion judgment against him over his description of the 2012 Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting as a hoax staged by crisis actors. The Infowars host had argued that a judge was wrong to find him liable for defamation …

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Tuesday rejected conservative conspiracy theorist Alex Jones’ last-ditch attempt to block an almost $1.5 billion defamation judgment he faces over false claims that the 2012 Sandy Hook school shooting was a hoax. The court without comment turned away Jones’ appeal of a state court ruling. Last week he urged the court to urgently intervene, …

The Supreme Court declined an appeal from Alex Jones on Tuesday, brushing aside the right-wing conspiracy theorist’s effort to overturn a $1.4 billion libel judgment a lower court ordered against him over his false comments about the 2012 Sandy Hook school massacre. Jones has faced mounting legal pressure after juries in Connecticut and Texas found him liable in 2022 for defamation and …

Washington — Conspiracy theorist Alex Jones asked the Supreme Court on Thursday to halt a nearly $1.5 billion judgment for making false claims that the 2012 shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School was a hoax. Jones, the host of the show InfoWars, is asking the high court to freeze enforcement of the record-breaking sum that he was ordered to pay …

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A jury’s conclusion that President Trump should pay writer E. Jean Carroll more than $83 million in damages for defamation was “fair and reasonable,” a federal appeals court panel ruled Monday. “We hold that the district court did not err in any of the challenged rulings and that the jury’s duly rendered damages awards were reasonable in light of the …

Trump loses bid to overturn $83.3M E. Jean Carroll defamation judgment  Politico Appeals Court Upholds Carroll’s $83 Million Judgment Against Trump  The New York Times Federal appeals court upholds $83.3M E. Jean Carroll judgment against Trump  Fox News US court upholds sexual assault defamation order against Trump  Al Jazeera Appeals court upholds $83 million verdict against Trump for defaming E. Jean Carroll  CNN Source link

Appeals court denies Trump effort to toss $83 million judgment in E. Jean Carroll case  The Washington Post Appeals Court Upholds Carroll’s $83 Million Judgment Against Trump  The New York Times Federal appeals court upholds $83.3M E. Jean Carroll judgment against Trump  Fox News Appeals court upholds $83 million verdict against Trump for defaming E. Jean Carroll  CNN Trump loses bid to overturn $83.3 …

NEW YORK (AP) — A federal appeals court on Monday upheld a civil jury’s finding that President Donald Trump must pay $83.3 million to E. Jean Carroll for his repeated social media attacks and public statements against the longtime advice columnist after she accused him of sexual assault. The 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals rejected Trump’s appeal of the …

A federal appeals court on Monday rejected President Donald Trump’s appeal of writer E. Jean Carroll’s defamation verdict against the president, leaving him on the hook for the $83 million judgment. “[W]e conclude that Trump has failed to identify any grounds that would warrant reconsidering our prior holding on presidential immunity. We also conclude that the district court did not …