Overview
- A unanimous three-judge panel in New York affirmed the January 2024 jury verdict in Carroll’s favor.
- The judgment includes $18.3 million in compensatory damages and $65 million in punitive damages based on a finding of actual malice.
- Appellate judges said the district court made no errors and that the jury’s damages were just and reasonable.
- The case arose from Trump’s 2019 denials and disparaging statements following Carroll’s public accusation.
- Trump may ask the U.S. Supreme Court to review the ruling, with a filing window that runs until November.