Trump, DOJ and Sullivan & Cromwell petition Supreme Court to overturn $83 million Carroll verdict
President Donald Trump and the Justice Department, joined by law firm Sullivan & Cromwell, filed a petition with the U. S. Supreme Court in Washington on 28 July to overturn the $83. 3 million defamation verdict against writer E.
Jean Carroll, according to The Independent, which reported the filing on 30 July. The petition invokes presidential immunity under the Westfall Act, arguing that the judgment should be set aside. Earlier filings reported by AP, CNN and USA Today sought the Court’s review of the same verdict on the same grounds.
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Donald Trump
U.S. Department of Justice
Supreme Court of the United States
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Manhattan, New York, United States
Washington, D.C., United States
