2nd Circuit Rejects En Banc Hearing for $83M Trump Defamation Verdict
Divided federal appeals court declines full review of E. Jean Carroll defamation case; Supreme Court yet to decide on separate appeal
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- Circuit Court of Appeals declined to grant an en banc hearing on an $83 million defamation verdict against former President Donald Trump in the E.
- Jean Carroll case.
- The 5-3 vote keeps in place a panel's September ruling that upheld the award.
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The 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals declined to grant an en banc hearing on an $83 million defamation verdict against former President Donald Trump in the E. Jean Carroll case. The 5-3 vote keeps in place a panel's September ruling that upheld the award. Trump had argued for presidential immunity and a new trial, calling the damages grossly excessive. Three judges dissented, agreeing that the award was excessive and that Trump should have been able to argue presidential immunity. The Supreme Court is separately considering whether to hear another appeal related to a $5 million verdict in the same case.
