The U.S. Supreme Court on Aug. 17 denied President Donald Trump’s request that the justices rehear an appeal related to the $5 million judgment against him for alleged sexual abuse and defamation in the E. Jean Carroll case.
The new ruling took the form of an unsigned order. The court did not explain the decision. No justices dissented.
Carroll, an author, testified during a 2023 trial that Trump attacked her around 1996 in a dressing room of a department store near Trump Tower in New York City. Trump denied the allegations.
In a May 2023 verdict, a federal jury held Trump liable both for sexually abusing Carroll and defaming her when he made statements in October 2022 denying her allegations. The jury awarded Carroll $5 million in damages….
Supreme Court Denies Rehearing in $5 Million Abuse Verdict Against Trump
