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So I am ignorant of how he couldn't just envoke his first amendment rights on this case. I believe he is an asshole but I don't understand how he can be sued for talking in America. Downvoted for asking a question? I thought I was on Reddit for a second.
The case was about the slander and libel, and inciting harassment. People were calling the families and telling them that were going to piss on their graves, dig up the bodies, etc. Alex Jones basically called the dad of one of the victims retarded on air.
Alex Jones featured several guests who were involved in actively harassing the family, eg Wolfgang Howiztzer.
Beyond that, he could have tried to use a first amendment defense, if he had complied with discovery. He lost the case on default, because he was withholding information and not complying with discovery. There were many, many issues where InfoWars representatives were not providing the information that they were legally required to provide. They were given many, many opportunities to correct this, and refused to do so.
Thank you very much.
I think the downvotes were assuming you “sealioning.” Alex Jones did a lot of bad faith yelling during the trial to try to falsely present it as a freedom of speech issue, so it does come across as you promoting his talking point. He really is an “info warrior” - his weapon is spewing so much shit that some of his talking points will stick.
No, I just believe in our rights. I can't stand the dude and even said so in my first comment. I honestly have only heard a couple things the guys has said and that was more than enough. Thanks again for answering and explaining.
You're protected from government persecution for the things you say by the first amendment. It doesn't protect you from being sued for harassment or slander by other citizens.