Barrier spit in New Jersey; recently in headlines due to online safety dialog and court rulings tied to misinformation about 2012 events.
The Supreme Court has agreed to review challenges to AR-15 bans in Connecticut and Cook County, Illinois. The cases arrive as federal and state actions on semiautomatic rifles intensify after Bruen’s history-and-tradition framework, with gun-rights groups arguing that bans are unconstitutional while supporters say they protect public safety.
An appeals court has ruled that damages in the Sandy Hook defamation case against Alex Jones are capped at $750,000 per plaintiff, reducing a $50 million judgment to $1.5 million while not affecting a separate Connecticut ruling of $1.25–1.4 billion. The decision concerns harassment evidence and does not overturn other judgments; Jones remains liable on multiple fronts.