Supreme Court Signals Likely Denial of Trump's $5 Million Carroll Rehearing Bid by Aug. 17
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Updated · ms.now · Jul 24
Supreme Court Signals Likely Denial of Trump's $5 Million Carroll Rehearing Bid by Aug. 17
2 articles · Updated · ms.now · Jul 24
Summary
The justices have distributed Donald Trump’s rehearing petition in E. Jean Carroll’s $5 million case, putting it on track for a likely order as soon as Aug. 17.
That step is routine, but rehearing petitions are rarely granted; the court has not requested a response from Carroll, and its rules generally require one before any rehearing is approved.
Trump is separately trying in the 2nd Circuit to make Carroll return the $5 million plus interest released to her this month after the Supreme Court declined his initial appeal in June.
His rehearing argument leans on a coming Supreme Court petition in Carroll’s separate $83.3 million defamation case, where he plans to press presidential-immunity claims by July 28.
Even if the court ends the $5 million fight next month, the larger $83.3 million case could still keep the broader Carroll litigation alive into the fall.