Appeals court slashes Alex Jones's Sandy Hook judgment from $50M to $1.5M

A Texas court on Friday cut the amount Infowars founder Alex Jones was ordered to pay to a family affected by the Sandy Hook shooting after they were subject to harassment when he claimed the attack was a hoax.

The Texas 3rd Court of Appeals ruled unanimously to reduce the damages awarded to Neil Heslin and Scarlett Lewis from more than $45 million to $1.5 million, according to court documents...