Twice now, the highest court in the United States has declined to disturb a civil jury's finding that Donald Trump sexually abused and defamed writer E. Jean Carroll — and in doing so, has allowed a verdict decades in the making to stand as final. The Supreme Court offered no explanation, only silence, which in legal terms speaks loudly: the $5 million damages award is now beyond the reach of further challenge. Carroll, who first alleged the assault occurred in a Manhattan dressing room in the 1990s, pursued accountability through a legal system that moves slowly, and found it — at least in pa
Supreme Court again rejects Trump's bid to overturn E. Jean Carroll verdict
E Jean Carroll pursued legal action for alleged sexual assault in the 1990s and subsequent public defamation, resulting in significant financial and reputational consequences.
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