JOURNAL ARTICLE

US Plans to Intervene in Trump's Supreme Court Carroll Appeal.

  • Published In: Bloomberg.com, 2026. P. N.PAG 1 of 3

  • Database: Business Source Ultimate 2 of 3

  • Authored By: Larson, Erik 3 of 3

Abstract

The article focuses on the U.S. Justice Department's request to the Supreme Court to intervene in President Donald Trump's appeal of an $83.3 million defamation verdict brought by former Elle magazine columnist E. Jean Carroll. The government seeks to substitute the United States for Trump under the Westfall Act of 1988, arguing that Trump was acting as a government employee when he denied Carroll's sexual-assault allegations in 2019, which would lead to dismissal of the suit since the U.S. cannot be sued for defamation. Carroll alleges Trump sexually assaulted her in the 1990s and defamed her by calling her a liar; Trump denies all wrongdoing. The Supreme Court may also soon consider Trump's appeal of a separate $5 million sexual-abuse verdict in Carroll's related lawsuit. [Extracted from the article]

Additional Information

  • Source:Bloomberg.com. 2026/05, pN.PAG
  • Document Type:Article
  • Subject Area:Religion and Philosophy
  • Publication Date:2026
  • Accession Number:193537585
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