US supreme court rejects Trump’s bid to appeal $5m E Jean Carroll verdict
by Anna Betts and agency from US news | The Guardian on (#76MV0)
Jury found Trump liable in 2023 for sexually abusing former magazine columnist and defaming her
The US supreme court on Monday declined Donald Trump's request to review a New York jury's 2023 verdict that found him liable for sexually abusing writer E Jean Carroll, and then defaming her.
The justices did not provide an explanation or reasoning, and no public dissents were noted. The decision leaves intact the $5m civil judgment against Trump that was returned by the jury after the two-week trial in 2023.
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