politics
Supreme Court rejects Trump's renewed appeal in Carroll lawsuit
The Supreme Court denied a long-shot effort by President Donald Trump to review the $5 million civil judgment finding him liable for sexually abusing and defaming writer E. Jean Carroll.
TL;DR
- The Supreme Court denied Donald Trump's petition for a rehearing in the E. Jean Carroll case.
- This denial pertains to the $5 million civil judgment finding Trump liable for sexual abuse and defamation.
- Trump had previously appealed the judgment, and the Supreme Court had initially denied his appeal.
- A jury found Trump liable for sexually abusing Carroll in the 1990s and defaming her in 2022.
- Trump has denied the accusations and has paid the $5 million judgment.
- The Supreme Court is also considering Trump's appeal of an $83 million judgment in a separate defamation case brought by Carroll.