The judge said the families of the elementary school shooting victims' attempt to divide Jones' assets exceeded his court's authority.

This is masterful, creative lawyering, but at its core it is something I can’t approve,” federal Bankruptcy Judge Christopher Lopez said in his Texas courtroom

Two sets of family members of victims killed in the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting claimed Jones spread lies on his platform that the mass shooting was a hoax. Jones was on the losing side of judgments totaling more than $1 billion.