Supreme Court rejects Trump appeal in Carroll sexual abuse case
World · 17 August 2026
Written by AI from multiple news reports
The US Supreme Court has refused, for the second time, to hear Donald Trump's appeal in a case brought by writer E. Jean Carroll. The court gave no reason for its decision on August 17, 2026.
A jury found Trump liable in 2023 for sexually abusing Carroll and for defaming her. It awarded Carroll $5 million in damages. Trump has already paid this amount, plus interest, totalling around $5.63 million.
Carroll says Trump attacked her in a New York shop changing room in 1996. The defamation finding relates to comments Trump made in 2022, when he called her story a hoax. Trump denies all the allegations and says he does not know Carroll.