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2nd Circuit Refuses En Banc Rehearing of Trump’s Carroll $5 Million Verdict

The ruling ends his final appeals court option, directing the case to the Supreme Court for review.

Writer E. Jean Carroll leaves the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, where former U.S. President Donald Trump is asking a federal appeals court to overturn a $5 million jury verdict finding him liable for sexually assaulting and defaming her, who accused Trump of raping her nearly three decades ago, in Manhattan, New York, U.S., September 6, 2024. REUTERS/Adam Gray/File photo
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Overview

  • A Manhattan jury in May 2023 found President Trump liable for sexually abusing and defaming writer E. Jean Carroll, awarding her $5 million in damages.
  • Trump contended the trial was tainted by admission of the 2005 “Access Hollywood” tape and testimony from other women who accused him of misconduct.
  • In December, a three-judge panel of the 2nd U.S. Circuit unanimously upheld the verdict and rejected all of Trump’s evidentiary objections.
  • On June 13, the full 2nd Circuit declined by an 8–2 vote to rehear the appeal en banc, with two Trump-appointed judges dissenting over the use of character evidence.
  • Trump’s legal team is expected to turn to the U.S. Supreme Court and is separately appealing an $83.3 million defamation award won by Carroll.