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Second Circuit Court of Appeals
Coverage of Second Circuit Court of Appeals in the Nexus archive.
- Federal appeals court refuses to rehear Trump appeal of $83M E Jean Carroll defamation judgment
A federal appeals court denied Donald Trump's request to rehear his appeal of an $83 million defamation judgment from E. Jean Carroll, allowing him to appeal directly to the Supreme Court. Trump claims presidential immunity, while Carroll's case alleges he defamed her by calling her a liar after she accused him of sexual abuse in the 1990s.
- Federal appeals court refuses to rehear Trump appeal of $83M E Jean Carroll defamation judgment
A federal appeals court denied Donald Trump's request to rehear his appeal of an $83 million defamation judgment from E. Jean Carroll. Trump, who claims presidential immunity, now faces the possibility of a Supreme Court appeal. The case stems from Carroll's 2019 allegations that Trump sexually abused her in the 1990s, which he has denied.