US Supreme Court denies conspiracy theorist appeal of $1.4 billion defamation suit

The US Supreme Court on Tuesday denied review of media personality Alex Jones’ appeal of the $1.4 billion judgment against him for damaging statements he made related to the Sandy Hook school shooting.

Jones sought review of a Connecticut court’s verdict against him, arguing that the ruling infringed on his speech rights as a media defendant. The Supreme Court denied the request, deferring the state court judgment without asking the families of the Sandy Hook victims to respond to Jones’ appeal.

Alex Jones is an American right-wing radio show host and conspiracy theorist. He is best known for his radio program, “InfoWars,” which airs out of Austin, Texas. In April 2013, Jones called the Sandy Hook shootings a “government operation” with “inside job written all over it” on his show.