US court refuses to hear Trump’s appeal of E Jean Carroll $83m defamation case ^17.2%

The Guardian - By Guardian staff, agency - 4/30/2026, 7:21 PM

Framing Effect 20.9% - Negativity Bias 16.9% - Appeal to Emotion 13.1%

A federal appeals court has announced it will not grant a rare meeting of its active judges to hear an appeal of the $83m civil case verdict against Donald Trump for defaming magazine advice columnist E Jean Carroll over a forced sexual encounter three decades ago. The second US circuit court of appeals was divided late on Wednesday in... more