Supreme Court Upholds Justice for Survivors, Rejects Trump’s Desperate Bid to Overturn Carroll Verdict
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In a victory for survivors of sexual assault, the U.S. Supreme Court has once again refused to entertain President Donald Trump’s attempt to escape accountability for his actions, upholding a $5 million jury award to writer E. Jean Carroll.
On Monday, the Supreme Court delivered another blow to President Donald Trump’s relentless efforts to evade responsibility for his abusive behavior, denying his second petition to overturn a jury verdict that awarded $5 million to writer E. Jean Carroll for sexual assault and defamation. Trump’s request, which sought to revisit the Court’s June decision rejecting his earlier appeal, was yet another attempt by a powerful man to use the legal system to silence and discredit survivors.
Carroll’s lawsuit, filed in federal court in New York, bravely detailed how Trump assaulted her in a department-store dressing room in 1996 and then publicly smeared her by dismissing her credible accusations as a “con job” and a “hoax.” Trump, as he has done with countless women, denied the allegations and claimed not to know Carroll, a tactic all too common among abusers seeking to avoid justice.
Despite his denials, Trump has already been forced to pay the judgment, including interest—a rare instance of a wealthy, powerful man being held to account. Meanwhile, he continues to abuse the legal system, pursuing yet another Supreme Court appeal related to a separate defamation case in which Carroll was awarded $83 million. That appeal is expected to be considered later this year, as survivors and advocates watch closely, demanding justice and accountability.