The Supreme Court again refused to hear Donald Trump's appeal of a $5 million verdict finding him liable for sexually abusing and defaming E. Jean Carroll. Trump has also appealed a separate $83.3 million defamation award.
The Supreme Court's decision upholds the $5 million verdict against Donald Trump, reinforcing the jury's findings of sexual abuse and defamation, while also highlighting ongoing legal challenges regarding a separate, larger defamation award.
The U.S. Supreme Court has again refused to hear Donald Trump's appeal of a $5 million civil jury verdict that found him liable for sexually abusing and defaming writer E. Jean Carroll. This marks the second time the court has declined to consider his appeal in this matter. Trump had deposited the $5 million award, plus interest, into a court account. Following the court's initial refusal to hear the appeal, the funds totaling approximately $5.6 million were disbursed to Carroll. Trump and the Justice Department are also asking the high court to dismiss a separate $83.3 million defamation award, arguing he is immune from lawsuits over comments made in 2019 while he was president. The court has not yet acted on that appeal. Carroll testified that Trump sexually assaulted her in a department store dressing room in the 1990s and that he defamed her in 2022 when denying the allegation.