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Supreme Court refuses Trump's appeal in E. Jean Carroll case

writersJun 29, 2026772,942

The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday declined to hear President Donald Trump’s appeal of a 2023 civil jury verdict that found he sexually abused and defamed writer E. Jean Carroll, leaving intact a $5 million judgment in her favor. Carroll has said the assault occurred in the mid-1990s in a New York department store dressing room; the jury’s finding in 2023 supported her account and awarded damages for both abuse and defamation. With the high court’s refusal to take the case, the $5 million judgment stands and courts will treat that verdict as final for the matters resolved by that trial. Carroll has announced the decision as a victory; Trump has contested the rulings and indicated further legal resistance in related matters.

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