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US supreme court rejects Trump’s bid to appeal $5m E Jean Carroll verdict

The Guardian · Jun 29, 2026, 1:55 PM · Also reported by 4 other sources

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Jury found Trump liable in 2023 for sexually abusing former magazine columnist and defaming her US supreme court decisions – live updates Sign up for the Breaking News US newsletter The US supreme court declined on Monday to hear Donald Trump’s bid to overturn a $5m verdict in favor of E Jean Carroll in a case in ⁠which a jury found ⁠him liable for sexually abusing the former magazine columnist and then defaming her.The justices turned away the president’s appeal after a lower court upheld the 2023 jury verdict and rejected Trump’s arguments ⁠that the trial was unfair because the judge impermissibly let jurors hear evidence of his alleged past sexual misconduct. Continue reading...

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