Overview
- Trump’s lawyers submitted a petition on Monday seeking review of the 2023 civil verdict, which has not yet appeared on the Supreme Court’s public docket and may or may not be taken up.
- The 33-page request argues the trial was tainted by “indefensible” rulings that let jurors see the Access Hollywood tape and hear from other accusers, while stressing there was no physical evidence or police report.
- A federal appeals court upheld the $5 million judgment late last year, and the Second Circuit denied Trump’s bid for rehearing by the full court in June.
- In a related case, a separate jury awarded Carroll $83.3 million for defamation, a panel of the Second Circuit affirmed that award, and the Justice Department has filed an amicus brief on presidential-immunity issues.
- The Supreme Court seldom grants cases to correct trial-level errors, and reports indicate the justices could weigh whether to hear the appeal at a closed-door conference later this term.