US Supreme Court rejects Donald Trump’s push to throw out verdict in sex abuse 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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Mr Trump’s lawyers had argued that allegations leading to the $5 million (€4.38 million) verdict were propped up by “highly inflammatory” evidentiary rulings, including those that allowed the testimony of two other women who accused Mr Trump of sexual abuse decades ago. ...