The U.S. Supreme Court is scheduled to meet on March 6th to consider President Donald Trump’s petition to review the verdict in his high-profile civil sexual abuse case involving writer E. Jean Carroll. This marks the latest development in a legal battle that has spanned several years and captured national attention.
In May 2023, a Manhattan jury found Trump liable for sexually abusing and defaming Carroll, awarding the longtime advice columnist $5 million in damages. Carroll accused Trump of assaulting her in a department store dressing room in 1996 and of defaming her decades later when he publicly denied her allegations.
Following the initial verdict, a second civil trial concluded in January 2024, with a jury granting Carroll an additional $83.3 million for defamatory statements Trump made after the first ruling. Trump has consistently denied wrongdoing.
In November 2025, after lower courts rejected his appeals, he petitioned the Supreme Court to review the case, arguing that the judge presiding over the civil trial allowed evidence that negatively influenced the jury’s perception of him.
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The Supreme Court’s decision on whether to hear Trump’s petition could establish significant precedents regarding legal standards for public figures, as well as the admissibility of evidence in high-profile civil cases. The Court’s conference to discuss the petition is set for March 6, after previous sessions in February were rescheduled.
Carroll has remained steadfast in her position throughout the legal process. In a June 2025 interview with Newsweek, she expressed full confidence in the courts, stating, “I maintain complete, 100 percent faith in the courts to preserve democracy.” She also encouraged public activism, saying, “Women have the power. We just have to realize it. We hold, as they say, the purse strings.”
Prominent figures have also commented on the case. Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, in a recent House deposition, noted, “Donald Trump has been held civilly liable for sexual assault by a jury of his peers. Nine members of a jury found him liable in the sexual assault of E. Jean Carroll.
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That is behavior that fits a pattern if one were looking for a pattern.” Civil rights attorney Areva Martin praised Carroll’s perseverance on social media, stating, “E. Jean Carroll did what millions of survivors are told is ‘impossible’ she took on one of the most powerful men in the world and won. That victory stands, no matter how many appeals he files.”
Trump’s legal team, led by St. Louis-based attorney Justin D. Smith, has consistently denied Carroll’s allegations. In November 2025, they stated, “President Trump has clearly and consistently denied that this supposed incident ever occurred. No physical or DNA evidence corroborates Carroll’s story. There were no eyewitnesses, no video evidence, and no police report or investigation.”
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