Has Donald Trump filed appeals against the E. Jean Carroll verdicts from 2023 and 2024?

1. What was decided at trial and what did Trump appeal

A jury in 2023 found Trump liable for sexually abusing and defaming E. Jean Carroll and awarded $5 million in damages; a separate January 2024 jury later awarded Carroll $83.3 million on related defamation claims. Trump appealed the evidentiary rulings and other trial decisions in both matters, arguing that the trial judge improperly admitted testimony and inflammatory evidence—claims he raised in the 2nd U.S. Circuit and later in papers to the Supreme Court ^{[1] [4] [5]}.

2. Appeals court rulings and denial of rehearing

A three-judge panel of the Second Circuit affirmed the $5 million verdict in December, concluding the district court’s evidentiary rulings were permissible and any errors harmless; Trump asked the court to rehear the case en banc and that rehearing was denied in June 2025, leaving the appellate affirmance in place and starting the clock for further review ^{[1] [2] [6]}.

3. Supreme Court filings and posture

After the appeals court affirmed the $5 million judgment and denied rehearing, Trump petitioned the U.S. Supreme Court to review the decision, arguing the trial court committed a “series of indefensible evidentiary rulings” including admitting the Access Hollywood tape and testimony from other accusers. Multiple outlets report Trump filed a petition asking the high court to take the case ^{[7] [3] [8]}.

4. The $83.3 million judgment: parallel appeals and stakes

The larger $83.3 million defamation award from the 2024 trial has been separately appealed and was also upheld by a federal appeals panel in later proceedings; reporters note that a favorable outcome for Trump in the Supreme Court on the $5 million matter could provide grounds to challenge the larger $83.3 million award as well ^{[4] [9] [8]}.

5. Competing narratives and political framing

Trump’s legal team frames these appeals as part of a broader pushback against what they call “Liberal Lawfare” and a politicized court process; the team has argued the evidence was improperly prejudicial ^[10]. Carroll’s lawyers and court statements from the Second Circuit describe the rulings as legally sound and the damages as reasonable in light of the facts presented, with the appeals courts rejecting Trump’s contentions ^{[4] [1]}.

6. What the appellate rulings actually did and did not change

The appeals decisions affirmed the trial courts’ outcomes rather than ordering new trials or reducing awards; the Second Circuit explained it found no reversible error in admitting contested evidence and upheld the $5 million award—meaning the appellate process to that point preserved the jury findings rather than overturning them ^{[1] [6]}.

7. Remaining uncertainties and what reporting does not say

Available sources detail appeals to the Second Circuit, denial of en banc rehearing, and an appeal to the Supreme Court, but they do not specify every procedural filing date or the Supreme Court’s response timetable in full detail here. They also do not provide a final Supreme Court disposition as of these reports ^{[7] [3] [2]}.

8. Why this matters beyond the courtroom

If the Supreme Court takes and reverses the $5 million finding—or otherwise narrows federal evidentiary rules used in the Carroll trials—that could jeopardize the $83.3 million judgment and reshape how courts treat propensity and other-corroborating evidence in civil sexual-assault and defamation cases, which is why both sides portray appeals in starkly different frames: Trump’s team as a defense of procedural fairness, Carroll’s side as vindication of a jury’s factual findings ^{[8] [9]}.

Limitations: this summary uses the provided reporting and court summaries. For exact filing texts, docket entries, or any Supreme Court orders issued after the cited coverage, consult court dockets or follow-up legal reporting; those specifics are not contained in the supplied sources (not found in current reporting).