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by mlyle 1411 days ago
Generally, to appeal a judgment, you need to post a bond. Otherwise, the other side can move to enforce the judgment. This seems to be the case in Texas, though it seems the amount of the bond is capped at 50% of his net worth.
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Per the NYT [1], "his and Free Speech Systems’ combined net worth likely fell between $135 million and $270 million."

So depending on what that split is, and how the court considers Free Speech Systems's worth in relation to him, that cap wouldn't necessarily apply.

[1] https://www.nytimes.com/2022/08/05/us/alex-jones-finances.ht...

Yes. I'm just pointing it out as a caveat because of his attempts to shield assets.
Many of his attempts have gone beyond 'shielding' to outright illegally hiding assets.
That's a pretty successful grift. A lot of gullible people out of money.