
Alex Jones speaks on the East Front of the U.S. Capitol Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2021, in Washington, as rioters breach the Capitol. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)
A federal bankruptcy judge will allow far-right conspiracy theorist Alex Jones to continue operating his media company for at least two more weeks only days after Jones asked his audience to blockade his offices once families of the victims of the Sandy Hook Elementary School massacre asked the court to liquidate the company.
Jones and his entity Free Speech Systems LLC, the parent company to Infowars, is still on the hook for $1.5 billion in damages after losing two defamation lawsuits. Jones falsely and repeatedly declared publicly that the massacre was a hoax and that the victims were “crisis actors.” Twenty young children died as well as six teachers in the 2012 mass shooting in Connecticut.
U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Christopher Lopez in Texas will let Free Speech Systems LLC, operate through June 14 when a hearing will be held to determine the next steps, if any, for liquidation.