Supreme Court rejects Trump’s push to toss $5 million verdict in E. Jean Carroll sexual abuse case
The justices left intact a jury finding that Trump sexually abused and defamed E. Jean Carroll, keeping the $5 million civil award in place.
- On Monday, June 29, 2026, the Supreme Court refused to hear President Donald Trump's appeal, upholding a 2023 jury verdict that found him liable for sexually abusing and defaming writer E. Jean Carroll.
- The case stems from Carroll's allegation that Trump assaulted her in a Bergdorf Goodman dressing room in 1996, resulting in the $5 million civil judgment the jury awarded in 2023.
- Trump's legal team argued that District Judge Lewis Kaplan improperly allowed "highly inflammatory" evidence, including the "Access Hollywood" tape and testimony from two other women alleging sexual misconduct.
- Separately, Carroll secured a $83.3 million defamation judgment in a second lawsuit, which remains on appeal as Trump's lawyers continue to challenge that ruling.
- Trump has consistently denied the allegations, characterizing the litigation as a distraction from his presidential duties; the Supreme Court's refusal effectively ends his challenge in this specific matter.
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Supreme Court rebuffs Trump’s appeal in E. Jean Carroll case | Honolulu Star-Advertiser
WASHINGTON >> The Supreme Court declined today to hear President Donald Trump’s bid to overturn a $5 million verdict in favor of E. Jean Carroll in a case in which a jury found him liable for sexually abusing the former magazine columnist and then defaming her.
Las Vegas Review-Journal
union-bulletin.comSupreme Court ruling in E. Jean Carroll sex assault case means Trump will now have to pay up
The decision unlocks $5 million awarded to Carroll, which the president was required to deposit in a court-controlled account after the trial, where it has since remained, accruing interest.
Supreme Court rejects Trump’s push to toss $8.8m verdict in sexual abuse case
The Supreme Court on Monday rejected a push by President Donald Trump to throw out a jury’s $5 million finding that he sexually abused the writer E. Jean Carroll at a New York City department store in the mid-1990s and later defamed her.
Trump says he will 'continue the fight' after Supreme Court declines to review Carroll abuse verdict
President Trump reacted on Truth Social after the Supreme Court declined to review the $5 million E. Jean Carroll sexual abuse verdict, vowing to continue fighting.
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