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Court Leaves Trump's $5M Carroll Verdict Intact

Supreme Court denies Trump's appeal request, leaving E. Jean Carroll's $5 million civil verdict in force

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President Trump had asked the justices to intervene after a jury found that he had sexually abused and defamed the writer E. Jean Carroll.

  1. Frame 1Supreme Court denies Trump's appeal request, leaving E. Jean Carroll's $5 million civil verdict in force.
  2. Frame 2A 2023 New York jury found Trump liable for sexual abuse and defamation after a two-week civil trial.
  3. Frame 3Trump asked the justices to review the case after the Second Circuit upheld the verdict in 2024.
  4. Frame 4The rejected petition keeps the $5 million judgment intact, with no public dissent noted by the Court.
  5. Frame 5Carroll's lawyers urged the justices to let the jury verdict stand after years of appeals.
  6. Frame 6The docket now shows a closed Supreme Court appeal and an intact civil judgment.
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Jun 29, 10:49 PM EDT
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