US Supreme Court again rejects Trump's request to overturn sex assault judgement

News | Euronews RSS · collected 2026-08-18
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Summary

The US Supreme Court has rejected, for a second time, President Donald Trump's request to overturn a jury judgement that he sexually assaulted and defamed writer E. Jean Carroll, who was awarded $83 million in damages. This is the second time Trump has sought to overturn this judgement, following an initial rejection by the court. The decision not to hear the case comes after Trump paid $5.6 million to Carroll last month. Trump's requests to the Supreme Court have been denied without explanation.
Written by the local model on 2026-08-18, using this article's own text rather than the other coverage of the same event (that is the story summary below).

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Story summary

The US Supreme Court has rejected President Donald Trump's appeal of a $5-million verdict in favor of E. Jean Carroll, a former magazine columnist who accused him of sexually abusing and defaming her. This is the second time the Supreme Court has declined to hear Trump's appeal, with the latest rejection coming on Monday without explanation. The case stems from allegations that Trump raped Carroll in a Manhattan department store's dressing room in the 1990s. In addition to the $5-million verdict, Trump is also appealing a separate $83.3-million jury verdict for defaming Carroll in 2019. The Supreme Court has not given any reason for its decision not to hear Trump's challenge, but it is unusual for the court to grant requests for reconsideration, which were made by Trump's lawyers.

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Score -0.35 Confidence high
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Story

📰 Trump Sex Assault Judgement Rejected
Crime & Law · 2 article(s) covering the same event. This is the one the site leads with.

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U.S. Supreme Court again rejects Trump's effort to overturn E. Jean Carroll verdict same event · 100%
CBC | World News · 0.86 cosine similarity
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“Both articles describe the US Supreme Court's rejection of Trump's second appeal to overturn the E. Jean Carroll verdict, which occurred on the same date and time.”

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News | Euronews RSS · 77 article(s) · 0 correction(s) detected
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Topics

New York The US Supreme Court the Justice Department the Supreme Court

Subjects

Trump PERSON · 6× Carroll PERSON · 4× the Supreme Court ORG · 4× E. Jean Carroll PERSON · 2× Donald Trump PERSON · 1× New York GPE · 1× The US Supreme Court ORG · 1× the Justice Department ORG · 1×

Narrative

The US Supreme Court rejected for a second time President Donald Trump's request to overturn a jury judgement that he sexually assaulted and defamed writer E. Jean Carroll.
framing: assertive · carried by 1 article(s) · first seen 2026-08-18
2026-08-18 · News | Euronews RSS
US Supreme Court again rejects Trump's request to overturn sex assault judgement · assertive framing

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It's the second time Trump has asked the Supreme Court to overturn damages awarded to E. Jean Carroll. asserted
Trump → ask → Carroll
The US Supreme Court rejected for a second time President Donald Trump's request to overturn a jury judgement that he sexually assaulted and defamed writer E. Jean Carroll. asserted
he → reject → Carroll
In July, Trump and the Justice Department asked the Supreme Court to overturn an $83 million (€71 million) defamation verdict won by writer Carroll. asserted
Trump → ask → Carroll
Carroll testified twice before New York juries that Trump sexually assaulted her in a dressing room at a department store in 1996. asserted
Trump → testify → 1996
The former journalist and columnist first made the allegations public in a 2019 memoir. asserted
allegations → make → memoir
She later sued Trump for defamation after he accused her of fabricating the allegations to boost book sales, saying he had never met her and that “she’s not my type.” asserted
she → sue → her
Trump has repeatedly denied any wrongdoing. asserted
Trump → deny → wrongdoing
The US president paid $5.6 million (€4.8 million) to Carroll last month after a civil jury found he sexually assaulted and defamed her. asserted
he → pay → her
It's the second time Trump has asked the Supreme Court to overturn damages awarded to Carroll. asserted
Trump → ask → Carroll
The Supreme Court did not give any reason for its decision not to hear the president's challenge. asserted
Court → give → challenge
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