2026-08-17
The Supreme Court declined, for a second time, to hear or reconsider President Trump's appeal of a $5 million verdict in the E. Jean Carroll case. Trump is separately seeking to have the Supreme Court overturn a second, larger verdict in a related Carroll case.
Coverage across the spectrum is largely consistent in tone and fact selection, with minor differences in emphasis. Left and center outlets note the second, larger award (variously cited as a subsequent 2024 verdict or $83 million) and BBC adds that Trump has already paid the $5 million in damages. The right-leaning New York Post includes more specific detail about the underlying jury finding, stating Trump was found liable for 'sexually abusing and defaming' Carroll, language that mirrors the legal record but is stated more directly than in some other outlets.
Left outlets frame the story as a straightforward legal update, noting the Court's repeated rejection of Trump's appeal and pointing to his separate, larger pending appeal.
The Supreme Court declined for the second time to consider President Trump's appeal in the E. Jean Carroll case.
The court declined President Trump’s long-shot request that it reconsider his appeal. He has separately asked the court to overturn a much larger 2024 award.
Trump and the Justice Department are also asking the high court to toss out a second Carroll verdict totaling $83 million.
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