What is the current status of appeals in E. Jean Carroll’s cases as of December 2025?

1. Appeals affirmed in the Second Circuit; mandate issued and en banc bid denied

A three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit affirmed the January 2024 jury verdict that found Trump liable for sexually abusing and defaming E. Jean Carroll and upheld a $5 million award, rejecting the claim that the district judge erred in evidentiary rulings; the court issued a mandate that starts the clock for a possible Supreme Court petition ^{[1] [2]}. The court also denied Trump’s request for rehearing by the full court (en banc) earlier in 2025 ^[5].

2. Trump has petitioned the Supreme Court on the $5 million verdict

Following the Second Circuit’s mandate and denial of rehearing, Trump filed a petition asking the U.S. Supreme Court to review the $5 million civil judgment that found him liable for sexual abuse and defamation; news outlets emphasize there is no automatic right to Supreme Court review and that timing for a decision on whether to grant review is uncertain ^{[3] [6]}. Trump’s petition argues, among other things, that the district judge made “indefensible evidentiary rulings” and raises presidential-immunity-related arguments that he says should bar the verdict ^{[3] [6]}.

3. The separate $83.3 million defamation judgment has also been upheld on appeal and is on a parallel appellate path

A separate civil jury award — $83.3 million for defamation tied to additional statements Trump made — was likewise affirmed by a panel of the Second Circuit earlier in 2025, with the appeals court rejecting Trump’s presidential-immunity arguments in that case; outlets report that Trump has indicated plans to seek Supreme Court review of that larger judgment as well ^{[7] [4]}. Reporting notes the 2nd Circuit called the damages “fair and reasonable” and rejected the immunity defense ^{[7] [8]}.

4. Practical stakes and legal posture heading into any Supreme Court review

If the Supreme Court agrees to hear the $5 million appeal, it would decide whether the trial judge’s evidentiary rulings and the lower courts’ treatment of presidential immunity were lawful — rulings that could affect the validity of the Carroll judgments and potentially the related $83.3 million award ^{[4] [3]}. Multiple outlets stress the high court’s discretionary certiorari process requires four votes to grant review; there is no timeline from the Court for a decision to take the cases ^{[3] [4]}.

5. Competing narratives and political framing in coverage

Trump’s legal team and spokespeople frame the appeals as politically motivated “witch hunts” and describe their filings as necessary to vindicate presidential immunity and due process, while Carroll’s lawyers and supporters point to the appeals courts’ detailed rulings that found no reversible error in the trial judge’s admission of evidence ^{[1] [9]}. News organizations cite both positions: defense claims about improper evidentiary rulings and immunity ^[3], and appellate summaries that characterize the trial rulings as within permissible discretion and the jury awards as reasonable ^{[2] [8]}.

6. What reporting does not (yet) say

Available sources do not mention any Supreme Court decision to grant or deny review of the $5 million or $83.3 million judgments as of December 2025, nor do they report a final, binding Supreme Court ruling that would end the appellate process for either judgment ^{[3] [4]}. They also do not report execution or collection of the awards being completed in full; discussions focus on appellate posture ^{[1] [7]}.

7. Bottom line for readers

As of December 2025 the appellate record shows two separate Second Circuit affirmances — the $5 million sexual-abuse/defamation verdict and the $83.3 million defamation award — and Trump has asked the Supreme Court to hear at least the $5 million case (and reporting indicates parallel moves around the $83.3 million award); whether the Supreme Court will take either case and, if it does, how it will rule remain unresolved in available reporting ^{[1] [3] [7] [4]}.