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Alex Jones told to pay $965m damages to Sandy Hook victims’ families

October 12, 2022 World Justice News 0

Conspiracy theorist Alex Jones has been ordered to pay $965m (£869m) in damages after falsely claiming the 2012 Sandy Hook school shooting was a hoax. The families of eight victims, and an FBI agent who […]

Alex Jones must pay $49.3m punitive damages for Sandy Hook hoax claim

August 6, 2022 World Justice News 0

US conspiracy theorist Alex Jones has been ordered to pay $49.3m (£41m) in damages after falsely claiming a 2012 school shooting was a hoax. A jury in Texas ruled the radio host must pay $45.2m […]

Alex Jones must pay $4m in damages for Sandy Hook hoax claims

August 5, 2022 World Justice News 0

Conspiracy theorist Alex Jones has been ordered to pay $4.1m (£3.3m) in damages after falsely claiming the 2012 Sandy Hook school shooting was a hoax. The parents of a victim have sought at least $150m […]

Alex Jones concedes Sandy Hook school shooting was ‘100% real’

August 4, 2022 World Justice News 0

Conspiracy theorist Alex Jones has testified that the 2012 Sandy Hook school shooting was “100% real” and that it was wrong to call it a hoax. The parents of a child killed in the shooting […]

Alex Jones’ Infowars files for bankruptcy after defamation suit

April 20, 2022 World Justice News 0

Companies owned by US radio host Alex Jones, including his right-wing website InfoWars, have filed for bankruptcy. The move comes as he fights defamation suits brought by families of those killed in a 2012 school […]

Sandy Hook: Alex Jones loses case over ‘hoax’ remarks

October 2, 2021 World Justice News 0

US radio host and prominent conspiracy theorist Alex Jones has lost another legal case after falsely calling a mass school shooting a “hoax”. Twenty children and six adults were shot dead at Sandy Hook elementary […]

Remington: US gunmaker offers $33m to Sandy Hook shooting victims

July 28, 2021 World Justice News 0

The company that made a rifle used in one of the worst school shootings in the US has offered $33m (£24m) to several victims’ families. The proposed settlement for the 2012 Sandy Hook massacre from […]

US court: Sandy Hook victims’ families can sue Remington

March 14, 2019 World Justice News 0

A Connecticut court has ruled that families of schoolchildren killed in the 2012 Sandy Hook mass shooting can sue American gun-maker Remington. In a 5-4 vote, the US state’s Supreme Court said the lawsuit could […]

Remembering Tragedy: Sandy Hook Elementary School, Newtown CT, Dec. 14, 2012

December 14, 2016 WJN Administrator 0

The Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting occurred on December 14, 2012, in Newtown, Connecticut, when 20-year-old Adam Lanza fatally shot 20 children between 6 and 7 years old, as well as six adult staff members. […]

Sandy Hook Lawsuit Dismissed

October 15, 2016 World Justice News 1

A judge in Connecticut has dismissed a lawsuit brought by relatives of those killed in the mass shooting at Sandy Hook primary school in 2012. Twenty children and six adults were killed in the attack. The […]

Human Rights

US Supreme Court upholds birthright citizenship in blow to Trump

July 1, 2026 0

The US Supreme Court has ruled that babies born in the US have a constitutional right to citizenship, rejecting Donald Trump’s bid to end the 150-year-old policy. In a 6-3 decision, Chief Justice John Roberts ruled that […]

Human Rights

Four men held over child marriage in Sierra Leone appear in landmark court case

June 28, 2026 0

For the first time since child marriage was banned in Sierra Leone two years ago, people accused of committing the crime have been brought to trial. Four men appeared at a High Court on Friday […]

Human Rights

Jail time and unlimited fines planned under conversion practices ban

June 25, 2026 0

Those who carry out conversion practices – commonly known as “conversion therapy” – could be jailed for up to five years under landmark new plans. The draft Conversion Practices Bill, which criminalises “abusive acts” aiming […]