A Texas court has reduced the judgment against conspiracy theorist Alex Jones by $50 million, which was originally awarded to families of victims from the 2012 Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting. The ruling states that Jones can only be forced to pay about $6 million due to state laws limiting lawsuit damages. However, this decision does not affect a separate $1.25 billion judgment against Jones in Connecticut, where he was found liable for defaming and causing emotional distress to the relatives of the victims.

The Texas Third Court of Appeals upheld more than $4.1 million in compensatory damages awarded by a jury to Sandy Hook parents Neil Heslin and Scarlett Lewis but slashed over $45 million in additional punitive damages down to $1.5 million, complying with the state’s $750,000 cap for each plaintiff. The court found that the harassment following Jones’ hoax claims did not rise to a level allowing plaintiffs to exceed the cap. Despite this ruling, Jones still faces massive financial judgments in Connecticut and continues to appeal the case to the state Supreme Court to get the remaining damages thrown out.

Jones has already tried to appeal the Connecticut judgment to the U.S. Supreme Court but was denied last year. The decision by the Texas Third Court of Appeals leaves intact more than $4.1 million in compensatory damages awarded to Sandy Hook parents Neil Heslin and Scarlett Lewis for defamation and emotional distress, while slashing more than $45 million in additional punitive damages down to $1.5 million to comply with the state’s $750,000 cap for each plaintiff.

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