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Judge Won’t Let Alex Jones Use Bankruptcy to Avoid Sandy Hook Damages (www.nytimes.com)
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[–] Smoke@beehaw.org 35 points 1 year ago

This wasn't a huge surprise, punitive damages aren't dischargable through bankruptcy. It's not supposed to absolve bad actors and let them start scamming again, so if they've fucked around it's more than willing to keep letting them find out.