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Trump fails to undo E. Jean Carroll verdict at Supreme Court

Trump fails to undo E. Jean Carroll verdict at Supreme Court

Summary

The Supreme Court refused to review President Trump's effort to cancel a jury's $5 million verdict that found he sexually abused E. Jean Carroll. Earlier this year, the Court also declined to overturn the verdict. Trump is still fighting a separate $83.3 million defamation ruling related to this case.

Key Facts

  • The Supreme Court declined to hear President Trump's challenge to a $5 million sexual abuse verdict.
  • The verdict found that President Trump sexually abused writer E. Jean Carroll.
  • The Court refused to overturn the verdict earlier in the same year.
  • President Trump’s lawyers are fighting a separate $83.3 million defamation verdict.
  • The defamation case involves claims Carroll made against President Trump.
  • Trump’s legal team argues that he should have presidential immunity in the defamation case.
  • The Supreme Court did not provide a reason for refusing to hear the case.
  • The legal disputes have delayed Carroll's payment from the jury awards.
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