Alex Jones' appeal attempt in Sandy Hook verdict denied

The compensation awarded to the families of the Sandy Hook victim still stands

The decision coming as the Connecticut Supreme Court upheld a ruling ordering conspiracy theorist Alex Jones to pay $1.4 billion for claiming the shooting was a fake

Jones, creator of the platform InfoWars, tried to appeal the decision in January

arguing as a media figure his First Amendment rights were taken away

when the trial court judge imposed death penalty sanctions, essentially deciding Jones was legally responsible for all the allegations made against him in the lawsuit

Lawyers representing the Sandy Hook families argued the sanctions imposed on Jones were justified

and his lies were not protected by the First Amendment's free speech protections

The family said Jones used InfoWars to harass family members by calling them crisis actors

and saying the shooting was a hoax. Twenty first graders and six educators were killed in the 2012 shooting

Now Jones is reacting to the Connecticut Supreme Court's decision. They can't stop my free speech and want to make me miserable

They have just fired me up. So, you know, when I'm doing all those sit-ups, push-ups, pull-ups and eating healthy

it's because they want to hurt me. And I realized I was my own worst enemy

So now my revenge is living well. In a separate trial in Texas, Jones was ordered to pay $45 million in 2022

to two parents whose children died in the shooting, which he also tried to appeal, but it still stands

For Straight Arrow News, I'm Kayleigh Carey. For all your latest news headlines, download the Straight Arrow News app today