Conspiracy theorist and Trump superfan Alex Jones suffered another setback on Tuesday after the conservative-majority Supreme Court denied his appeal of the $1.4 billion defamation judgement against him after he promoted debunked falsehoods about the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting in 2012.

Jones was sued after families and members of law enforcement were harassed by listeners of Jones’ Infowars, where he claimed that the shooting was a staged event with crisis actors. They were awarded after testifying about the severe emotional distress caused by Jones’ defamation.

“We look forward to enforcing the jury’s historic verdict and making Jones and Infowars pay for what they have done,” Chris Mattei, a lawyer for the families, said in a statement.

Jones’ lawyers unsuccessfully argued

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