Rekieta Law covered both trials if you want to see them. Nick Rekieta is entertaining, but I cant' listen to his multi-hour streams very often. Too much other content to watch.
My main issue with this is if it is okay to sue him solely for saying distasteful opinions, does that mean it is okay to sue anyone who has an opinion on the internet? I get that some people seem seem to hate the guy, but that doesn't mean he should get dragged into court solely for his speech. We have already seen that courts don't hold the mainstream media to this standard. Cases against them get thrown out easily.
That is not what he was sued for.
He was sued for defamation. What exactly defamation requires varies by state, but the general rule is: 1) a false statement purporting to be fact; 2) publication or communication of that statement to a third person; 3) fault amounting to at least negligence; and 4) damages, or some harm caused to the reputation of the person or entity who is the subject of the statement. You can believe, as I'm sure Alex does that his fault didn't rise to negligence, but that was the main question before the jury, and they disagree.
Personally I think he knew he was lying and didn't care because it dragged in the infowars clicks, but I wasn't on the jury either.
In any case, you can still say distasteful opinions, but you can't slander people. Had what hew was saying been true, no matter how distasteful, he'd have been fine.