Overview

• A unanimous three-judge panel affirmed the January 2024 verdict, calling the damages fair and reasonable and finding no trial errors.
• The court said the Supreme Court’s 2024 immunity decision does not shield Trump from civil liability for his 2019 statements about E. Jean Carroll.
• The judgment totals $83.3 million, including about $18.3 million in compensatory damages and $65 million in punitive damages.
• A separate $5 million judgment for sexual abuse and defamation was previously upheld on appeal, and Trump is pursuing Supreme Court review in that case.
• Trump can seek en banc rehearing or petition the Supreme Court, while New York’s 9% post-judgment interest continues to increase the amount owed.