Overview

• The 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Manhattan upheld a federal judge's decision to reject Donald Trump's claim of presidential immunity in a defamation lawsuit brought by writer E. Jean Carroll.
• Trump's legal team waited three years to assert presidential immunity, which the court ruled was too long and thus waived his right to the defense.
• The defamation lawsuit was brought by Carroll after Trump denied her public accusations of sexual assault in the mid-1990s and claimed she made up the story to promote her book.
• The trial, scheduled to start next month, will determine the amount of damages Trump owes Carroll.
• Trump's attorney, Alina Habba, vowed to seek an opinion from the Supreme Court on the matter.