Federal appeals court refuses to rehear Trump appeal of $83M E Jean Carroll defamation judgment
A federal appeals court has declined to rehear Donald Trump's appeal of an $83 million defamation judgment in favor of E. Jean Carroll, allowing Trump to pursue the case before the Supreme Court. The decision follows a jury finding that Trump defamed Carroll when he dismissed her sexual assault allegations against him. This would be the second defamation case involving Carroll to potentially reach the Supreme Court.
- ▪The Second Circuit Court of Appeals denied Donald Trump's request for a full rehearing of the $83 million defamation judgment in favor of E. Jean Carroll.
- ▪Trump's legal team argues he has presidential immunity from the defamation claims brought by Carroll.
- ▪A federal jury previously found that Trump defamed Carroll by calling her a liar after she accused him of sexually assaulting her in the 1990s.
- ▪This case could be the second involving E. Jean Carroll's lawsuits against Trump to be reviewed by the Supreme Court.
- ▪Carroll first accused Trump of raping her in 1996 in a New York City department store, allegations Trump has consistently denied.
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Donald Trump Federal appeals court refuses to rehear Trump appeal of $83M E Jean Carroll defamation judgment The 2nd Circuit's decision means this would be the second Carroll case to potentially reach the Supreme Court By Anders Hagstrom Fox News Published April 30, 2026 7:07am EDT Facebook Twitter Threads Flipboard Comments Print Email Add Fox News on Google close Video Trump 'prepared' to nominate new Supreme Court justices President Donald Trump spoke with Maria Bartriomo on the potential of naming new Supreme Court justices if Samuel Alito or Clarence Thomas retire. NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A federal appeals court declined to take up President Donald Trump's request to rehear his appeal of the $83 million judgment in the defamation case brought by writer E.
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