Carroll v. Trump

  1. April 13, 2023

    DC Court Declines To Free Trump From Defamation Suit

    The full Washington, D.C., Court of Appeals ruled Thursday it doesn't have authority to decide whether former President Donald Trump is immune from writer E. Jean Carroll's defamation lawsuit, explaining district law requires a jury to determine if he's shielded by acting within the scope of his duties as president.

  2. April 12, 2023

    Trump Wants Rape Trial Delayed Due To Hush-Money Charges

    Former President Donald Trump has requested to delay a civil trial on allegations that he raped columnist E. Jean Carroll in the 1990s, arguing that he needed at least a monthlong "cooling off" period after his arraignment on state criminal charges in order to get a fair trial.

  3. March 28, 2023

    Trump Can't Dodge Libel Claim In Writer's Rape Suit

    Donald Trump can't avoid a libel claim brought by writer E. Jean Carroll in her lawsuit accusing the former president of raping her in a store dressing room in the mid-1990s, a New York federal judge ruled Tuesday ahead of the case's April trial date.

  4. March 23, 2023

    Jury In Trump Rape Suit Will Remain Anonymous, Judge Says

    A writer's rape and defamation suit against Donald Trump will be heard by an anonymous jury after a Manhattan federal judge said Thursday the panel faces the risk of tampering and even violence from the former president's supporters.

  5. March 10, 2023

    Trump Must Face 'Access Hollywood' Tape In Defamation Trial

    A New York federal judge ruled Friday that the infamous "Access Hollywood" footage of former President Donald Trump saying "grab them by the pussy" can be played at trial in writer E. Jean Carroll's defamation suit, ruling a jury could find, from the tape alone, that Trump admitted he's touched women's genitalia without consent.

  6. February 15, 2023

    Trump's 'Quid Pro Quo' Rape Suit DNA Offer Nixed By Judge

    A Manhattan federal judge on Wednesday rejected former President Donald Trump's "quid pro quo" offer of a DNA sample in E. Jean Carroll's rape lawsuit in exchange for pages from a report on the dress she was wearing during the alleged assault, clearing the latest potential roadblock to an April trial.

  7. February 10, 2023

    Trump Offers DNA, Rape Accuser Calls It 'Bad Faith' Delay

    Former President Donald Trump told a Manhattan federal judge Friday he'll hand over a DNA sample in E. Jean Carroll's rape lawsuit if the columnist provides missing pages from a report of the dress she was wearing during the alleged assault, but Carroll called it a "bad faith" delay tactic.

  8. January 13, 2023

    Trump Must Face Writer's Rape Suit, NY Judge Rules

    Former President Donald Trump must continue to face rape and libel claims by columnist E. Jean Carroll, a Manhattan federal judge ruled Friday, saying the law under which they were brought is valid.

  9. January 02, 2023

    New York Cases To Watch In 2023

    The coming year's big cases developing in New York courts involve market-shaking Wall Street and crypto meltdowns, insider trading allegations and the legal woes of Donald Trump, among other politicians.

  10. December 09, 2022

    Cosby, Trump Suits 'Just The Beginning' As NY Law Kicks In

    Two weeks after New York opened a one-year window for adult survivors of sexual assault to bring otherwise time-barred claims, the state's dockets have seen a steady stream of new lawsuits, including recent cases naming former President Donald Trump and disgraced actor Bill Cosby — a trend attorneys say should continue into 2023.