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Alex Jones juror breaks silence on tense deliberations in Sandy Hook case

Jurors first deliberated whether the Sandy Hook parents warranted any damages at all

The Independent UK

US jury orders Alex Jones to pay $45 million more for lying about Sandy Hook massacre

A Texas jury on Friday ordered conspiracy theorist Alex Jones to pay $45.2 million in punitive damages to the parents of a child who was killed in the Sandy Hook Elementary School massacre, adding to the $4.1 million he has to pay for the suffering he put them through by…

France 24

Alex Jones ordered to pay additional $45.2m in punitive damages to family of Sandy Hook victim by Texas jury

The verdict comes just one day after the right-wing media figure was ordered to pay $4.11m in compensatory damages

The Independent UK

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Alex Jones began putting $11,000 per day in ‘shell’ company after being found liable in Sandy Hook cases

Right-wing conspiracy theorist already ordered to pay $4.11m in compensatory damages

The Independent UK

Alex Jones bizarrely calls $4.1m Sandy Hook judgment a ‘victory for truth’ as punitive damages loom

First of three trials against conspiracy theorist broadcaster over Sandy Hook lies

The Independent UK

Jury awards parents of Sandy Hook shooting victim $4.1 million in defamation case against Alex Jones

The parents sought $150 million in their defamation lawsuit against the conspiracy theorist. The jury could still issue more damages in an upcoming phase of the trial.

The Texas Tribune

The father of a Sandy Hook victim says Alex Jones has made his life a 'living hell'

Neil Heslin, whose 6-year-old son was killed in the Sandy Hook Elementary School massacre in 2012, testified that he has endured online abuse, anonymous phone calls and harassment on the street.

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Parents of Sandy Hook shooting victim call for accountability in Alex Jones’ defamation trial

The parents of 6-year-old Jesse Lewis are suing Jones for falsely claiming that the 2012 mass school shooting was a hoax meant to take away Americans’ guns. The trial is the first of three to determine monetary penalties against the Texas-based conspiracy theorist for his lies about the tragedy.

The Texas Tribune

Psychiatrist shares heartbreaking fallout of Sandy Hook shooting during Alex Jones defamation trial

“The overwhelming cause of their pain is what Jones is doing” said a psychiatrist during his testimony on Monday

The Independent UK

Alex Jones accuses judge of "corruption"

The judge hit Jones with over $1 million in sanctions for stonewalling Sandy Hook trial

Salon

Alex Jones’ company files for bankruptcy midway through Sandy Hook damages trial

Free Speech Systems submitted the filing during a two-week trial to determine how much the Texas-based conspiracy theorist will award the parents of a victim in the 2012 school shooting, prompting speculation about the company’s effort to avoid bankruptcy oversight as a small business.

The Texas Tribune

Editorial: Alex Jones lawsuit must be coupled with social media reform

We are glad to see the consequences for the devastating lies that conspiracist Alex Jones promoted about the 2012 Sandy Hook massacre begin to materialize this week in an Austin courtroom.

Tribune News Service

After a tragedy like Highland Park mass shooting, communities must mobilize to deal with trauma

I am from Newtown, Connecticut, where Sandy Hook happened. I send kudos to Highland Park for quickly responding to the mental health needs of their residents.

Chicago Sun-Times

When the minority rules, children die

Our democracy is hopelessly paralyzed. We see the consequences in Uvalde and Buffalo. So what do we do about it?

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The Independent UK

As US mourns shootings, NRA in turmoil but influence remains

Nearly 10 years ago, the slaughter of children at Sandy Hook Elementary School looked like it might break through the United States’ political stalemate on guns

The Independent UK

Sandy Hook and Parkland families react to Texas shooting as father shares pain outside Florida court

‘They f*****g failed our kids again, okay? I’m done. I’ve had it. You know, how many more times?’

The Independent UK

US school shooters behind the ‘unconscionably evil’ massacres that leave scores of children dead

The Texas school shooting is one of the deadliest since the Sandy Hook massacre

The Independent UK

Will Congress act on guns after Sandy Hook, Buffalo, Uvalde?

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer has quickly set in motion a pair of firearms background check bills in response to the school massacre in Texas

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France 24

America's 'National Suicide': US papers digest yet another tragic mass shooting

IN THE PAPERS – Wednesday, 25.05.2022: In another tragic US mass shooting echoing the 2012 Sandy Hook killings, an 18-year-old gunman has killed more than 20 people – mostly children – in Uvalde, Texas. We take a look at how papers are reacting to the all-too-common event in the United…

The Guardian - AU

Sandy Hook families speak out after Uvalde school shooting

Bereaved say it is ‘beyond time to take action’ on gun control in the wake of the killing of 19 children in Texas

Pedestrian.tv

18 Kids, 1 Teacher Killed In Texas In Worst US School Shooting Since Sandy Hook

The victims were from Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas.

Chicago Tribune

Book explores Sandy Hook, Alex Jones, and why modern conspiracy theories have been so contagious

In late April, one week before a trial began that would decide how much Alex Jones should pay the families of first-graders murdered in the 2012 massacre at Sandy Hook Elementary in Connecticut, the conspiracy theorist filed a motion in federal bankruptcy court. Jones, at the helm of a multi-million…

The Philadelphia Inquirer

Bob Casey is one of the last 'pro-life' Democrats. The Supreme Court decision is going to test his views

WASHINGTON — When the Sandy Hook school shooting rocked the country, Pennsylvania Sen. Bob Casey changed his longtime stance on the Second Amendment, becoming a fierce advocate for stricter gun laws.

The Independent UK

Alex Jones’ trial over Sandy Hook defamation case is put on pause after filing for bankruptcy

Trial was scheduled to start next week in Texas to determine how much the far-right radio host should pay out to families of the victims of the mass shooting

The Independent UK

Judge delays Alex Jones trial as Infowars seeks bankruptcy

A Texas judge has pushed back the first jury trial over how much conspiracy theorist Alex Jones should pay the families of the 2012 Sandy Hook Elementary School massacre

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