Supreme Court Rejects Trump’s Latest Appeal in E. Jean Carroll Case
The Supreme Court has once again rejected Donald Trump's effort to overturn a $5 million jury verdict awarded to writer E. Jean Carroll.
San Francisco Oakland San Jose, CA, August 17, 2026 —
The Supreme Court has once again denied Donald Trump’s attempt to overturn a $5 million jury verdict in favor of writer E. Jean Carroll.
The decision marks the latest in a series of legal challenges by Trump aimed at invalidating the judgment, which stemmed from a civil lawsuit filed by Carroll. She accused Trump of sexual abuse and defamation.
A jury found Trump liable for sexually abusing Carroll in the mid-1990s and for defaming her when he denied the allegations. The jury awarded Carroll $5 million in damages. Trump subsequently appealed the verdict, seeking to have it overturned.
The Supreme Court’s latest rejection means the previous rulings upholding the jury’s decision will stand. The specific details regarding the grounds for Trump’s latest appeal and the Supreme Court’s rationale for its denial were not immediately available. The amount of the verdict remains $5 million.
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