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Supreme Court turns away Trump’s latest bid to block E. Jean Carroll award
NBC News • • nation
Key Points:
- The Supreme Court declined for the second time to hear President Donald Trump’s appeal to overturn a $5 million jury verdict awarded to writer E. Jean Carroll for alleged sexual abuse and defamation.
- Trump had requested the court to reconsider its June decision that rejected his initial appeal, a rare move that the court almost never grants.
- Trump has already paid the $5 million judgment plus interest related to Carroll’s 1996 sexual assault claim and defamation statements he made after his presidency.
- Carroll’s lawsuit alleges Trump sexually assaulted her in a department store dressing room, while defamation claims stem from his public denials and disparaging remarks about her.
- Trump has a separate Supreme Court appeal pending regarding an $83 million defamation judgment in another Carroll case, with the court expected to act on it later this year.
