The U.S. Supreme Court declined to review Donald Trump's appeal of the E. Jean Carroll civil verdicts on Monday. A 2023 jury awarded Carroll $5 million in damages. Trump posted on Truth Social that he would continue fighting the cases.
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“Trump Responds to SCOTUS Refusing to Consider E. Jean Carroll Case”
Read at Breitbart →The Supreme Court's decision affirms accountability for sexual abuse even against a former president, validating jury awards of $5 million and $83.3 million.
“Value of reforms like the Adult Survivors Act in empowering survivors over powerful individuals”
The refusal to review represents institutional reluctance to check targeted lawfare enabled by the Adult Survivors Act against Trump.
“Novel procedural changes deployed against conservatives with little scrutiny applied to opponents”
The decision highlights risks of selective legal targeting and retroactive liability expansions that undermine due process and predictability.
“Erosion of finality in old disputes and potential chilling effects on speech in defamation cases”
All perspectives treat civil verdicts as settled findings while overlooking the preponderance standard, evidentiary weaknesses, and the non-decision nature of certiorari denial.
“Core case rests on single uncorroborated 1996 allegation enabled by a statute timed for political effect”
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