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Supreme Court again rebuffs Trump’s push to toss out $5 million verdict in E. Jean Carroll case
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· August 17, 2026
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Key points Further details on the case and the court's decision are available from KSAT 12's source. The verdict found Trump liable for sexually abusing Carroll and later defaming her, resulting in a $5 million judgment.
The Supreme Court has denied a request from President Donald Trump to reconsider a jury's verdict in a case involving writer E. Jean Carroll. The verdict found Trump liable for sexually abusing Carroll and later defaming her, resulting in a $5 million judgment.
Trump's lawyers had asked the court to throw out the verdict, but the court declined to hear his appeal. The judgment was paid shortly after the initial decline in June.
Further details on the case and the court's decision are available from KSAT 12's source. The case is one of two verdicts against Trump related to Carroll, with the other totaling $83 million.
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Category: business Published: August 17, 2026 Source: KSAT 12 (ABC affiliate) Reading time: 1 min
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