Appeals Court Spares Trump From Paying $83 Million Defamation Award to E. Jean Carroll — For Now
The $83 million award to Carroll, 82, came from a jury that briefly heard Trump testify and observed his animated behavior for several days.
Trump, Hoping for an Eventual Supreme Court Victory, Seeks to Halt $83M Payment in Sexual Abuse Case
Trump has vehemently denied sexually abusing Carroll or ever knowing her and has repeatedly accused her of making accusations against him for political purposes or to promote her memoir.
Trump Asks Supreme Court To Throw Out E. Jean Carroll’s $5 Million Verdict
Trump’s lawyers, led by St. Louis, Missouri-based attorney Justin D. Smith, called Carroll’s claims a “politically motivated hoax.”
Appeals Court Upholds E. Jean Carroll’s $83.3 Million Defamation Judgment Against President Trump
That award followed a separate trial, in which Trump was found liable for sexually abusing Carroll and ordered to pay $5 million.
Appeals Court Won’t Reconsider Ruling in E. Jean Carroll’s Sex Abuse Case Against Trump
Carroll testified at a 2023 trial that Trump turned a friendly encounter in spring 1996 into a violent attack after they playfully entered the store’s dressing room.
Jury Finds The New York Times Did Not Libel Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin
The jury deliberated a little over two hours before reaching its verdict. A judge and a different jury had reached the same conclusion about Palin’s defamation claims in 2022.
Appeals Court Upholds $5 Million Award in Sex Abuse Verdict Against Trump
The 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals issued a written opinion upholding the $5 million award that the Manhattan jury granted to E. Jean Carroll for defamation and sexual abuse.
Judge Sets April Trial Date for Sarah Palin’s Libel Claim Against The New York Times
The lawsuit by the onetime Republican vice presidential candidate and ex-governor of Alaska stemmed from a 2017 Times’ editorial.