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US Supreme Court again rebuffs Trump in $5 million E. Jean Carroll case; court also weighs his appeal of 2019 defamation verdict on presidential immunity

Reuters Reuters17 August 2026 · 15:30 UTC
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“The Supreme Court is separately considering Trump's appeal of a jury verdict for defaming Carroll in 2019, where his lawyers argue presidential immunity shields him. Lower courts previously ruled he forfeited that defense, a key issue in the ongoing appeal.”
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“Rebuffing President ​for a second time, the declined on Monday to hear his appeal ‌of a $5 million verdict in favor of E. Jean Carroll after a jury found him liable for sexually abusing and defaming the former magazine columnist.”
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