Supreme Court declines to rehear case overturning E. Jean Carroll verdict against Trump
The U.S. Supreme Court refused Donald Trump's request for a rehearing, leaving a jury verdict finding him liable for sexual abuse and defamation of writer E. Jean Carroll final.
The Supreme Court on Monday denied President Donald Trump’s petition for a rehearing of the civil jury verdict that held him liable for sexually abusing and defaming writer E. Jean Carroll. The court issued an unsigned order list and gave no explanation for the denial, ending Trump’s remaining legal avenues to contest the judgment.
Roberta Kaplan, attorney for Carroll, said the decision makes the jury’s unanimous verdict final and unchallengeable in any court. > "We are pleased that the United States Supreme Court has declined again to hear this case," Kaplan told CNBC. > "As a result, the jury's unanimous verdict that Donald Trump sexually assaulted and then defamed E. Jean Carroll is now final and cannot be challenged in any court."
The 2023 jury awarded Carroll more than $5.6 million, including damages and post-judgment interest. A separate defamation judgment of $83.3 million remains pending before the high court. Trump’s lawyers argued that a rehearing was needed to address questions of presidential immunity for official statements, but the court did not grant the request.
A spokesman for Trump’s legal team issued a statement claiming the case was part of a broader political campaign against the former president. The court’s refusal leaves the existing verdict in place.