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The US president has already paid the writer over $5m in damages in the assault and defamation case.
The U.S. Supreme Court has again rejected Donald Trump's bid to overturn a jury verdict that awarded writer E. Jean Carroll $5 million for alleged sexual abuse and defamation. It is the second time the court declined to consider his appeal; Trump has separately asked the court to overturn a larger 2024 award.
NYTimes – US The US president has already paid the writer over $5m in damages in the assault and defamation case.
NYTimes – US The court declined President Trump’s long-shot request that it reconsider his appeal. He has separately asked the court to overturn a much larger 2024 award.
The President asked the Supreme Court to reconsider its denial of his petition, though such requests are rarely granted.
Decision leaves intact $5m civil judgment against Trump after jury found him liable for sexually abusing writer The US supreme court has once again declined to consider Donald Trump’s appeal of a jury verdict in 2023 that found him liable for sexually abusing writer E Jean Carroll, and later defaming her. The court announced the decision in an unsigned order on Monday, without providing an explanation of their deci…
BBC News – World The US president has already paid the writer over $5m in damages in the assault and defamation case.
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NPR – Politics Republican Senator Mitch McConnell returned to the US Senate on Monday, casting his first vote after a three-month absence. The 84-year-old Kentucky lawmaker was hospitalised in June following a fall at home and said he was "briefly unconscious" during recovery. McConnell said he looked forward to being back on the Senate floor.
NYTimes – US California governor Gavin Newsom said in a CNN interview that he will not run for president in 2028 if former vice-president Kamala Harris enters the race. Newsom, who is term-limited, called a potential matchup against fellow Californian Harris a waste of everybody's time. The comments appeared to conflict with his widely assumed presidential ambitions.
NYTimes – US Alex Saab, a former high-ranking Venezuelan official and ally of Nicolás Maduro, is expected to plead guilty to a single count of money laundering in federal court in Miami. He is charged over an alleged conspiracy to create fake companies and falsify shipping records. Reports say he could potentially cooperate against Maduro, who is awaiting trial in New York, but no agreement has been confirmed.
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