Supreme Court Again Rejects Trump’s Appeal of $5 Million E. Jean Carroll Payment
The court declined President Trump’s long-shot request that it reconsider his appeal. He has separately asked the court to overturn a much larger 2024 award.
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By Ann E. Marimow
Reporting from Washington
Aug. 17, 2026, 11:26 a.m. ET
The Supreme Court for a second time refused a request by President Trump to review a $5 million civil judgment against him after a jury found in 2023 that he had sexually abused and defamed the writer E. Jean Carroll.
The announcement on Monday did not include the justices’ reasons, which is typical when the court issues routine orders. There were no noted dissents.
Mr. Trump paid Ms. Carroll in July, a few days after the court initially turned away the president’s appeal. He also made a long-shot request to the justices that they reconsider, which the court formally declined on Monday.
The president has separately asked the …More