Supreme Court Upholds $5 Million Verdict Against Trump in Carroll Case

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Supreme Court Upholds $5 Million Verdict Against Trump in Carroll Case

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The Supreme Court on Monday, June 29, 2026, declined to hear an appeal from former President Donald Trump, thereby upholding a $5 million civil judgment awarded to writer E. Jean Carroll. This decision leaves in place a May 2023 jury verdict that found Trump liable for sexually abusing Carroll and defaming her.

The case stems from Carroll’s accusation that Trump sexually assaulted her in a Bergdorf Goodman department store dressing room in Manhattan in the mid-1990s. She first publicly revealed her accusation in 2019, leading to a defamation lawsuit. In November 2022, Carroll filed a second lawsuit under New York’s Adult Survivors Act, which temporarily allowed sexual assault victims to file civil suits beyond the usual statute of limitations. This second suit included claims of battery and renewed defamation claims based on Trump’s statements in October 2022.

During the April 2023 trial, Carroll testified about the alleged assault, and two friends corroborated that she had told them about the incident shortly after it occurred. The jury also heard testimony from two other women who had accused Trump of sexual assault and viewed footage of the “Access Hollywood” tape. Trump denied the allegations and did not testify during the trial, with his attorneys arguing that Carroll’s claims were “facially implausible” and “politically motivated.”

The jury deliberated for less than three hours before delivering its verdict on May 9, 2023, finding Trump liable for sexual abuse and defamation and awarding Carroll $5 million in damages. Trump unsuccessfully sought a new trial and appealed the decision to the Second Circuit, which affirmed the judgment in 2024. Trump then petitioned the Supreme Court in November 2025 to overturn the verdict, but the high court declined to take up the case without explanation.

This $5 million judgment is separate from another defamation case (Carroll I),

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