Sandy Hook Families Gain Early Win in Legal Fight vs Alex Jones

NEWTOWN, CT — A Connecticut judge has handed six families of victims killed at Sandy Hook Elementary School a legal victory on Friday in their battle against radio host Alex Jones, ABC News is reporting.

The families have been granted their discovery request, giving them access to InfoWars' internal financial and marketing documents, among other data.

A hearing has been scheduled for next week to determine whether the plaintiffs' attorneys will be allowed to depose Jones.

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In April, the parents of Jesse Lewis and Noah Pozner, both killed in the 2012 mass shooting, filed a suit alleging that Jones' on-air insistence the shooting was a "false flag" operation and the parents "crisis actors" resulted in the families' defamation and their receiving death threats. A month later, six more families of victims filed suit against the InfoWars radio host.

For more, see ABC News.