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DesertRat

(27,995 posts)
Fri Jan 11, 2019, 05:10 PM Jan 2019

Families of Sandy Hook shooting victims win legal victory in lawsuit against InfoWars, Alex Jones [View all]

Source: ABC News

Six families of victims killed at Sandy Hook Elementary School won a legal victory Friday in their fight against controversial radio and internet personality Alex Jones.

A judge in Connecticut has granted the families’ discovery requests, allowing them access to, among other things, InfoWars’ internal marketing and financial documents.

The judge has scheduled a hearing next week to decide whether to allow the plaintiffs’ attorneys to depose Jones.

The families sued Jones and InfoWars for defamation and accused him of perpetuating a “monstrous, unspeakable lie: that the Sandy Hook shooting was staged and that the families who lost loved ones that day are actors who faked their relatives’ deaths.”

Read more: https://abcnews.go.com/US/families-sandy-hook-shooting-victims-win-legal-victory/story?id=60314174

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Looking for 3 lil letters here GusBob Jan 2019 #1
K&R ck4829 Jan 2019 #2
Good! sue that rat bastard yuiyoshida Jan 2019 #3
Get ready for the Mr.Bill Jan 2019 #4
yep. sigh Kurt V. Jan 2019 #13
Not a defense to defamation. marybourg Jan 2019 #18
Right. These are private citizens too. He crossed the line. bitterross Jan 2019 #27
There doesn't even have to be proof that they "knew". marybourg Jan 2019 #28
Excellent! Cha Jan 2019 #5
Great news dalton99a Jan 2019 #6
Put that SOB out of business once and for all. George II Jan 2019 #7
National emergency Traildogbob Jan 2019 #12
If a punitive damages award was ever meant for anything, it was meant for what Jones did to them. SunSeeker Jan 2019 #8
K&R stonecutter357 Jan 2019 #9
Good, fuck that dick, Jones. geardaddy Jan 2019 #10
Looking forward to ALL of this bluestarone Jan 2019 #11
I predict the false equivalency defense jmowreader Jan 2019 #14
Good mountain grammy Jan 2019 #15
May the families prevail all the way cp Jan 2019 #16
Great news! smirkymonkey Jan 2019 #17
You expressed my views precisely. klook Jan 2019 #21
What's the difference between Alex Jones and a piece of shit? red dog 1 Jan 2019 #19
Actually, I believe that there is a difference... GReedDiamond Jan 2019 #20
And, mixed with soil and made into fertilizer, the shit is actually christx30 Jan 2019 #26
This is really great news. Thank You. Kind of Blue Jan 2019 #22
Sorry Alex. You're an ass. oldsoftie Jan 2019 #23
May all who put these people through even MORE hell after the deaths of their babies rot in Squinch Jan 2019 #24
Sometimes even Karma needs a firm shove tavernier Jan 2019 #25
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