<h2 class="topline-heading">Topline</h2><p>The $1.4 billion judgment against Alex Jones for claiming the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting was a “hoax” will stand, as the Supreme Court on Tuesday rebuffed the right-wing commentator’s request for the court to take up the case and overturn the ruling against him.</p><figure class="embed-base image-embed embed-0" role="presentation"><div class="image-embed__placeholder"><img src="https://specials-images.forbesimg.com/imageserve/68ee54b1bbb5a680429194e5/Alex-Jones-yells-into-microphone/960x0.jpg?cropX1=0&amp;cropX2=2680&amp;cropY1=42&amp;cropY2=1549" alt="Alex Jones yells into microphone" width="100%" height="auto"></div><div style="--article-bg-color:#faf3f1"><div class="bMqrj"><div class="Jp--BF7-"><span style="-webkit-line-clamp:2" class="Ccg9Ib-7 _8XF2kHYM">Infowars host Alex Jones arrives at the Texas State Capital building on April 18, 2020 in Austin, Texas.</span></div><small class="pGGCM2aD">Getty Images</small></div></div></figure>

<div class="key-facts-element"><p>The Supreme Court declined to take up Jones’ case, rejecting it for oral arguments Tuesday without commenting at all on their reasoning.</p></div><div class="key-facts-element"><p><em>This story is breaking and will be updated.</em></p></div>

The judgment against the conservative media commentator is believed to be the largest in American libel history, according to a court filing.{ai:summary}<p>Supreme Court declines to hear Alex Jones, keeping the $1.4 billion Sandy Hook judgment intact.</p><p>Justices offered no reasoning; no oral arguments. Breaking update. #politics</p>

Supreme Court Rejects Alex Jones’ $1.4 Billion Defamation Case Over Sandy Hook Shooting

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