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Father of Sandy Hook victim sees victory after Alex Jones' Infowars sold at auction
This has been a long and difficult journey for the families who sued Alex Jones, including Robbie Parker. And while he calls Thursday’s auction result a victory, he’s aware the fight with Alex Jones is likely far from over.
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Alex Jones' Infowars sold at auction to The Onion
The satirical news publication The Onion won the bidding for Alex Jones’ Infowars at a bankruptcy auction, backed by families of Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting victims whom Jones owes more than $1 billion in defamation judgments for calling the massacre a hoax.
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Father of Sandy Hook victim sees victory after Alex Jones' Infowars sold at auction
This has been a long and difficult journey for the families who sued Alex Jones, including Robbie Parker. And while he calls Thursday’s auction result a victory, he’s aware the fight with Alex Jones is likely far from over. “I’m excited. This is, this is a really big day for us,” Parker said. Parker’s six-year-old daughter Emilie was murdered...
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The Onion buys Alex Jones' Infowars at auction with help from Sandy Hook families
The satirical news publication The Onion won the bidding for Alex Jones’ Infowars at a bankruptcy auction, backed by families of Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting victims whom Jones owes more than $1 billion in defamation judgments for calling the massacre a hoax, the families announced Thursday.
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Satire slinger The Onion buys Alex Jones' Infowars at auction with help from Sandy Hook families
Families of Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting victims say the satirical news publication The Onion won the bidding for Alex Jones’ Infowars at a bankruptcy auction.
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Judge to approve auctions liquidating Alex Jones' Infowars to help pay Sandy Hook families
Conspiracy theorist Alex Jones ‘ Infowars media platform and its assets will be sold off piece by piece in auctions this fall to help pay the more than $1 billion he owes relatives of victims of the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting, under an order expected to be approved by a federal judge. U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Christopher Lopez in Houston…
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‘Regretted it every day of my life': Former MMA fighter Ronda Rousey apologizes for sharing Sandy Hook conspiracy theory years ago
“I should have been canceled, I would have deserved it. I still do,” former MMA star Ronda Rousey wrote in an apology late Thursday.
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Judge stops parents' effort to collect on $50M Alex Jones owes for saying Newtown shooting was hoax
A federal bankruptcy judge on Thursday stopped an effort by the parents of a boy killed in the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting to begin collecting on some of the $50 million they won in a lawsuit against conspiracy theorist Alex Jones over his false claims that the massacre was a hoax. Lawyers for Scarlett Lewis and Neil Heslin, whose…
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Bankruptcy trustee discloses plan to shut down Alex Jones' Infowars and liquidate assets
A U.S. bankruptcy court trustee is planning to shut down conspiracy theorist Alex Jones’ Infowars media platform and liquidate its assets.
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Alex Jones' personal assets to be sold to pay $1.5B Sandy Hook debt. Company bankruptcy is dismissed
A federal judge on Friday ordered the liquidation of conspiracy theorist Alex Jones ′ personal assets but dismissed his company’s separate bankruptcy case, leaving the future of his Infowars media platform uncertain as he owes $1.5 billion for his false claims that the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting was a hoax.
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Alex Jones could lose his Infowars platform to pay for Sandy Hook conspiracy lawsuit
Right-wing conspiracy theorist Alex Jones appears on the brink of losing the Infowars media platform that he turned into a multimillion-dollar moneymaker over the past 25 years, as a bankruptcy judge is set to rule on whether to liquidate his assets to help pay the $1.5 billion he owes for his false claims that the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting…
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‘Catherine' butterflies soar to honor the birthday of young Sandy Hook school shooting victim
Saturday would have been Catherine Hubbard’s 18th birthday.
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‘Catherine' butterflies soar to honor the birthday of young Sandy Hook school shooting victim
There is a vibrant birthday celebration on what would have been the 18th birthday of Catherine Violet Hubbard. After she died at age six in the Sandy Hook school shooting, her family created Catherine’s Butterfly Party to celebrate her life. At the festival Saturday, a sea of purple and butterfly motifs everywhere represent everything that Catherine loved. “When she...
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Alex Jones seeks permission to convert his personal bankruptcy into a liquidation
Conspiracy theorist Alex Jones is seeking court permission to convert his personal bankruptcy reorganization to a liquidation, which would lead to a sell-off of a large portion of his assets to help pay some of the $1.5 billion he owes relatives of victims of the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting. Jones and his media company, Free Speech Systems, both filed…
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Sandy Hook families ask bankruptcy judge to liquidate Alex Jones' media company
Relatives of victims of the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting are asking a bankruptcy judge to liquidate conspiracy theorist Alex Jones’ media company, including Infowars, instead of allowing him to reorganize his business.
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Court overturns suspension of Alex Jones' lawyer in Sandy Hook case
A Connecticut court on Thursday overturned a six-month suspension given to a lawyer for conspiracy theorist Alex Jones for improperly giving Jones’ Texas attorneys confidential documents, including the medical records of relatives of victims of the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting. The state Appellate Court ruled that a judge incorrectly found that attorney Norman Pattis violated certain professional conduct rules…
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CMAK Foundation enters new era as sister of Sandy Hook victim becomes executive director
It is an uplifting moment for the family of a young Sandy Hook school shooting victim, as Chase Kowalski’s older sister steps into a new role to keep her brother’s legacy alive. Rebecca Kowalski announced Thursday that her oldest daughter, Brittany, will be the new executive director of the Chase Michael Anthony Kowalski Memorial Foundation, created to honor the...
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Sister of Sandy Hook victim picked to run foundation in his honor
The organization created to honor Chase Kowalski, a young boy killed in the Sandy Hook shooting, announced the appointment of a new president today: Brittany Kowalski, Chase’s sister.
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Beloved Newtown priest celebrates his final mass
Monsignor Robert Weiss, who helped and comforted his community during Newtown’s darkest days, celebrated his final mass on Wednesday.
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Beloved Newtown priest celebrates his final mass
Monsignor Robert Weiss, who helped and comforted his community during Newtown’s darkest days, celebrated his final mass on Wednesday. Lovingly known to his parish at St. Rose of Lima as “Father Bob,” Weiss retired after nearly 25 years at the church. He was obligated to submit his resignation in 2021, but asked for an extension to reach stay with his…