Judge denies Sandy Hook families’ deal for a new auction of Alex Jones’ Infowars
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A federal bankruptcy court has rejected a deal that would have cleared the way for a second attempt to auction off Infowars conspiracist Alex Jones’ media company.
The decision Wednesday is yet another temporary reprieve for Jones, who is trying to maintain the perch and the audience he’s built up over decades. It’s also a further delay for Sandy Hook families seeking to collect any of the $1.3 billion in damages they won after suing Jones for defamation nearly seven years ago.
The families said Jones’ conspiracy theories that the 2012 shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn., never happened and that 26 children and educators weren’t killed prompted his followers to stalk, harass and threaten them for years.
Some families sued for defamation in Connecticut, others in Texas. After Jones refused to cooperate at trial, judges in each state found him liable by default. The massive jury decisions drove Jones and his company to file for bankruptcy.
Judge Christopher Lopez shut down any arguments from lawyers at the start of what was expected to be a daylong hearing Wednesday in Houston. He immediately ruled that he cannot approve the deal because it relates to assets of Infowars’ parent company, Free Speech Systems, which is no longer in bankruptcy. The judge is overseeing Jones’ personal bankruptcy, and he said approving the proposed deal would require him to overstep his authority.
“All bankruptcy lawyers know that I can’t do that,” Lopez said. “There’s no bankruptcy to allow a claim against. […] That case is closed.”
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