SCOTUS Denies Trump Appeal In High-Stakes Defamation Case
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The U.S. Supreme Court declined Monday to review President Trump's challenge to a jury verdict awarding $5 million in damages to writer E. Jean Carroll. The jury had determined that Trump was liable for sexually abusing Carroll in the 1990s and subsequently making defamatory statements about her. With the court's refusal to intervene, the verdict stands and Trump must pay the awarded damages.
Progressive: Progressive-leaning outlets emphasize the jury's substantive judgment, explicitly stating what the jury determined about Trump's conduct. Some outlets highlight the jury's unanimity or the evidentiary standard (preponderance of evidence) that was met in reaching the verdict.
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The Supreme Court announced on Monday that it would not hear President Donald Trump’s appeal in the $5 million sex abuse and defamation case brought by E.
Jean Carroll.
The high court’s refusal to hear the case means that Trump is on the hook to pay out $5 million to Carroll, 82, pursuant to the ...