Overview
- Trump filed a 33-page petition on Nov. 10 asking the Court to vacate the jury’s finding of liability and the $5 million judgment.
- His lawyers argue Judge Lewis Kaplan improperly let jurors hear from other accusers and view the Access Hollywood tape, calling the evidence unfairly prejudicial.
- A Second Circuit panel affirmed the verdict in 2024 and the court denied en banc review in June, positioning the Supreme Court as his next recourse.
- The petition has not appeared on the Supreme Court’s public docket, and it is unclear whether the justices will take the case.
- In a separate case, an $83.3 million defamation award to Carroll was affirmed on appeal, and the Justice Department has filed an amicus brief on presidential-immunity questions tied to that litigation.