Carroll Verdict Stands

The Supreme Court declined to hear President Donald Trump’s appeal of a 2023 New York federal jury verdict that found him liable for sexually abusing and defaming writer E. Jean Carroll, leaving a $5 million civil judgment in place. The case stemmed from Carroll’s allegation that Trump assaulted her in a Bergdorf Goodman dressing room in the mid-1990s and later defamed her when he denied her account. None of the justices publicly dissented from the order, which means Trump must pay the judgment unless other post-verdict issues affect collection. Trump is separately appealing an $83.3 million defamation verdict Carroll won in a related case.