Supreme Court Refuses Trump Appeal in E. Jean Carroll Verdict Fight

The Supreme Court declined to take up President Trump’s appeal in the E. Jean Carroll case on Monday, leaving intact a civil verdict that found Trump liable for sexual abuse and defamation.

What You Should Know

The denial was one of several rulings the court issued the same day, alongside major decisions on Trump’s power to fire agency officials and on mail-in ballots, according to CNN’s live coverage of the court’s term-ending opinions. Trump’s legal team had continued to press the case through years of appeals after the original jury verdict.

The Pressure Point

Trump reacted on Truth Social, writing that the court “declined to ‘review’ a Fake Case brought against me by a woman I never met,” and vowed to “continue the fight against this Weaponization and Lawfare Case,” per CNN. A spokesman for Trump’s legal team had previously said Trump “will keep winning against Liberal Lawfare.”

The Receipts

The denial means the underlying verdict, and its damages award, stands without further Supreme Court review. CNN’s coverage placed the decision alongside the court’s other major rulings of the day, noting Trump’s team had separately argued in earlier appeals that jurors should not have seen the “Access Hollywood” tape used as evidence in the case.

What Happens Next

With the Supreme Court’s door now closed on this avenue, Trump’s options for challenging the verdict through the federal court system are narrower. Carroll’s legal team has not yet issued additional public comment on the court’s denial.

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