Trump Carroll Supreme Court Appeal

Trump asks the Supreme Court to overturn the $83.3 million Carroll defamation award.

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Trump appeals $83.3m E Jean Carroll civil verdict to US Supreme Court

Trump Department of Justice Appeals E. Jean Carroll Lawsuit to SCOTUS

Trump asks Supreme Court to reverse $83 million E. Jean Carroll verdict

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President Donald Trump asked the Supreme Court to hear his bid to overturn the $83.3 million defamation verdict E. Jean Carroll won in a 2024 federal civil trial. The Justice Department filed separately in support, seeking to let the federal government replace Trump as defendant under a law covering employees sued for acts within their official duties. A federal appeals court in New York upheld the award and declined rehearing in late April; the Supreme Court recently rejected Trump’s separate appeal of Carroll’s $5 million sexual abuse and defamation judgment.

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