The U.S. Supreme Court has denied Trump's request for a review of the case involving I. Jean Carroll for the second time
The U.S. Supreme Court has for the second time denied President Donald Trump’s request to review a federal civil jury’s verdict, which found him liable for sexual assault against writer E. Jean Carroll and for defamation against her.
In June, the U.S. Supreme Court had already rejected Trump’s previous appeal regarding this civil case. The new ruling was published on Monday in a list of court orders without any explanation. According to BBC News, the request to reconsider the petition rejected in June was an unusual legal move that the court rarely grants.
In July, Trump paid Carroll more than $5 million in compensation for her civil lawsuit. Carroll, a former columnist for the magazine, alleged that Trump assaulted her in a fitting room at a Manhattan department store in the mid-1990s. The defamation lawsuit stemmed from a post Trump made on Truth Social in 2022, in which he denied her allegations.
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Carroll’s attorney, Roberta Kaplan, stated that following this ruling, the jury’s unanimous verdict is final and cannot be appealed in any court. Trump has repeatedly denied any wrongdoing and claimed that the judge improperly admitted evidence that could have influenced the jury’s perception of him. In particular, his attorneys objected to the jury being shown the 2005 Access Hollywood recording.
Separately, Trump has petitioned the Supreme Court to overturn another ruling in the defamation case, in which Carroll was awarded $83.3 million. His attorneys argue that Trump cannot be sued for comments he made while serving as president. The court has not yet ruled on this appeal.
