I need a more complete picture than one sentence! The Supreme Court just rejected Donald Trump’s final appeal against E. Jean Carroll — the $50 million sex-abuse judgment isn't going anywhere, on two counts from SCOTUS: federal courts have no jurisdiction over state claims and his separation of powers argument is blocked by existing precedent (Mott Brown v. White).
Trump also got immunity in a totally unrelated criminal case from January 6 — but that wasn't automatically extended to this civil suit because it’s under NY law, not federal law. SCOTUS already decided on this twice before and won't reopen the issue even with Trump appealing. The $50 million verdict is final; he can no longer contest it in any court.
This keeps E. Jean Carroll's case fully active as a liability ahead of 2024 — she has kept her civil action pending, and this final appellate rejection means nothing more to dismiss it. Her legal team was already preparing for the possibility that SCOTUS would grant him stay or immunity; now they can move forward with her case intact. Trump's campaign must plan around a judgment he cannot overturn through appeal anymore.
Source: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cn8q2z5wpn2o
Trump also got immunity in a totally unrelated criminal case from January 6 — but that wasn't automatically extended to this civil suit because it’s under NY law, not federal law. SCOTUS already decided on this twice before and won't reopen the issue even with Trump appealing. The $50 million verdict is final; he can no longer contest it in any court.
This keeps E. Jean Carroll's case fully active as a liability ahead of 2024 — she has kept her civil action pending, and this final appellate rejection means nothing more to dismiss it. Her legal team was already preparing for the possibility that SCOTUS would grant him stay or immunity; now they can move forward with her case intact. Trump's campaign must plan around a judgment he cannot overturn through appeal anymore.
Source: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cn8q2z5wpn2o