Supreme Court Rejects Trump Bid to Overturn Carroll Verdict
The Supreme Court declined Trump's latest attempt to undo a civil jury verdict finding him liable for defaming and sexually abusing writer E. Jean Carroll.
The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday turned away President Donald Trump's renewed effort to overturn a New York federal jury's civil verdict that found him liable for sexually abusing and defaming writer E. Jean Carroll, dealing another legal setback to the president in a closely watched case.
A New York federal jury had previously determined that Trump was civilly liable for both the sexual abuse of Carroll and for defaming her — a dual finding that Trump has repeatedly sought to challenge through the courts without success. The Supreme Court's latest rejection means that verdict stands.
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This marks at least the second time the nation's highest court has refused to intervene on Trump's behalf in the Carroll matter, underscoring the limits of his legal avenues to contest the civil jury's conclusions. The decision leaves intact the lower court's findings against the sitting president.
The Carroll case has been one of the most high-profile civil proceedings involving Trump, drawing sustained public attention to allegations that span decades. Carroll, a well-known author and advice columnist, brought her claims under a New York law that opened a window for survivors of sexual abuse to sue regardless of when the alleged incidents occurred.
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