Alex Jones Bankruptcy Judge Backs $1 Billion Sandy Hook Debt (1)

Right-wing conspiracy theorist Alex Jones must still face $1.1 billion in defamation judgments stemming from his false statements about the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting—despite his bankruptcy, a judge ruled.

Texas and Connecticut state courts made clear findings that Jones’ conduct was intentional and malicious when he claimed repeatedly that the 2012 massacre was a hoax, Judge Christopher M. Lopez of the US Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Texas ruled on Thursday. That means the debt can’t be discharged under the bankruptcy code.

In two separate rulings, Lopez answered a key question that’s hovered over the bankruptcy since ...