politics
April 30, 2026
US court refuses to hear Trump’s appeal of E Jean Carroll $83m defamation case
Decision from federal appeals court comes almost 18 months after Trump appealed following 2024 election win
TL;DR
- The Second US Circuit Court of Appeals will not hear Donald Trump's appeal of the $83 million E. Jean Carroll defamation verdict in a rare en banc hearing.
- A majority of the court's judges voted against proceeding with the en banc hearing, upholding a prior panel's decision.
- Trump had appealed the verdict, which stemmed from a jury finding he sexually abused Carroll and later defamed her.
- A dissenting opinion argued that Trump should have been able to claim presidential immunity and that the award was excessive.
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