Overview
- Trump petitioned the Supreme Court on Nov. 10 to review the 2023 jury finding that he sexually abused and defamed E. Jean Carroll and to vacate the $5 million judgment.
- The petition, not yet on the public docket, argues the trial was tainted by admission of the Access Hollywood tape and testimony from other accusers as improper propensity evidence.
- A Second Circuit panel previously affirmed the verdict, and the court denied Trump’s request for en banc rehearing in June.
- Separately, Carroll won an $83.3 million defamation award that a federal appeals panel has upheld, with further appellate steps pending.
- Trump’s filing frames Carroll’s allegations as politically motivated, while the Justice Department has urged review of a related question on whether presidential immunity can be waived in civil damages cases.