<p>Lawyers file opposition to Trump’s request, telling supreme court justices they do not need ‘to bail out this president’</p><p>E Jean Carroll’s lawyers are <a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/26/26-142/431409/20261030234059938_Brief%20in%20Opposition.pdf">fighting </a>Donald Trump’s efforts to toss her $83m damages verdict in the US supreme court, telling the justices that they do not need “to bail out this president from the consequences of his repeated litigation choices”.</p><p>Jurors delivered Carroll the huge award on 26 January 2024, less than one year after the journalist and author won $5m in her <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jul/04/trump-delay-5m-payout-e-jean-carroll">sexual abuse and defamation case </a>against Trump. The president has repeatedly denied all wrongdoing in relation to Carroll.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/nov/02/e-jean-carroll-trump-supreme-court">Continue reading...</a>
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E Jean Carroll fights Trump’s last-ditch push to dismiss $83m damages verdict
<p>Lawyers file opposition to Trump’s request, telling supreme court justices they do not need ‘to bail out this president’</p><p>E Jean Carroll’s lawyers are <a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/26/26-142/431409/20261030234059938_Brief%20in%20Opposition.pdf">fighting </a>Donald Trump’s efforts to toss her $83m damages verdict in the US supreme court, telling the justices that they do not need “to bail out this president from the consequences of his repeated litigation choices”.</p><p>Jurors delivered Carroll the huge award on 26 January 2024, less than one year after the journalist and author won $5m in her <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jul/04/trump-delay-5m-payout-e-jean-carroll">sexual abuse and defamation case </a>against Trump. The president has repeatedly denied all wrongdoing in relation to Carroll.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/nov/02/e-jean-carroll-trump-supreme-court">Continue reading...</a>