Donald Trump has petitioned the U.S. Supreme Court to overturn a $5 million verdict that found him liable for sexually abusing and defaming writer E. Jean Carroll. On November 10, 2025, Trump’s legal team filed a request asking the Supreme Court to review the civil case in which a jury concluded he assaulted Carroll in a Manhattan department store in the 1990s and later defamed her by publicly denying the allegations. The appeal argues that the trial judge made “indefensible evidentiary rulings,” including allowing testimony from other women who accused Trump of sexual misconduct and permitting jurors to view the infamous “Access Hollywood” tape.
Lower courts, including a federal appeals panel, previously upheld the verdict, rejecting Trump’s claims of judicial error. Carroll’s legal team maintains the case was properly tried and believes the Supreme Court is unlikely to intervene.
