'What's happening with Trump's E. Jean Carroll appeal at the Supreme Court?'

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(MS NOW, DEADLINE: LEGAL BLOG) "Whatever comes of any criminal probe, it’s a good time to check in on something we know is definitely happening: The president is trying to get the Supreme Court to reverse the damages Carroll won in that civil litigation. His effort involves two separate but related appeals that are at different stages of the process. The bottom line is that it could be months until we learn whether the justices want to review Trump’s claims or, instead, allow the lower court rulings against him to stand and let Carroll start collecting."

"The first Supreme Court petition Trump filed is in the case where a New York jury awarded Carroll $5 million after it found him liable for sexually abusing her in 1996 and defaming her in 2022. The president’s lawyers lodged the petition in November, arguing that evidence was wrongly admitted against him, including the 'Access Hollywood' tape in which he bragged about grabbing women by their genitals. The high court keeps rescheduling the petition from being considered at the justices’ private conferences where they decide whether to grant or deny review of appeals."

"The court doesn’t explain why it reschedules petitions. The reason for doing so can only be speculated about in real time and is better understood in retrospect after the court finally acts."

"All we know for sure right now is that the court was not unanimous about immediately wanting to reject Trump’s petition. That might not sound like much and, to be sure, it doesn’t guarantee what the justices will ultimately do. But it’s more than most petitioners have going for them. That’s because most petitions are quickly denied without any procedural quirks along the way. So, the serial rescheduling of Trump’s petition is a better signal for him than for Carroll. But, again, it doesn’t mean the justices will grant review of his petition or ultimately side with him if they do. It takes four justices to grant review and, of course, a majority of the nine justices to win in the end."

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