Supreme Court rejects Donald Trump's final appeal in E. Jean Carroll case

The U.S. Supreme Court declined on Monday to reconsider its previous decision regarding a $5.6 million judgment against Donald Trump. The court refused to hear the former president's challenge to a civil court ruling that found him liable for the sexual abuse and defamation of former journalist E. Jean Carroll. There were no noted dissents among the justices, marking the final legal attempt by Trump to avoid the payment after a similar appeal was rejected in June.

The case stems from accusations that Trump sexually assaulted Carroll in a New York department store changing room in 1996. After Carroll published these claims in a 2019 book, Trump dismissed her allegations as fabricated, leading to subsequent defamation lawsuits filed in 2019 and 2022. A civil court ruled against Trump in 2023, ordering him to pay $5.6 million in damages. Records indicate that the payment has already been settled, with the funds previously placed in an interest-bearing account pending the outcome of the legal challenges. The decision concludes this specific legal dispute.