WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Supreme Court denied President Donald Trump’s request to reconsider the denial of review in the civil suit brought by E. Jean Carroll. The court did not provide an explanation for its decision to deny Trump’s petition for rehearing.

The civil suit resulted in a $5 million verdict against Trump. The Supreme Court has not granted a petition for rehearing since 2018.

On the same day, lawyers for a group of Texas families with children in public schools asked the Supreme Court to review a ruling by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit. This petition was part of the court's order list released on the same date as the denial in the Carroll case.

Timeline

On July 27, the Trump administration asked the Supreme Court on its emergency docket to clear the way for the implementation of President Donald Trump’s executive order on mail-in voting. The Trump administration urged the Supreme Court to 'promptly' issue its decision on the mail-in voting executive order.

Attorney General Todd Blanche said there is a 'possibility' that the Justice Department will ask the Supreme Court to intervene in dozens of cases in which judges have ruled against the federal government’s efforts to gain broad access to state voter rolls ahead of November’s midterm elections. On the same date as the denial in the Carroll case, the Supreme Court denied President Donald Trump’s request to reconsider the denial of review in the civil suit brought by E. Jean Carroll, and the Supreme Court did not provide an explanation for its decision to deny Trump’s petition for rehearing. Also on the same date, lawyers for a group of Texas families with children in public schools asked the Supreme Court to review a ruling by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit.

Why It Matters

The court's actions on the same date as the denial in the Carroll case also included reviewing a petition from Texas families regarding a 5th Circuit ruling. These proceedings occur alongside ongoing legal debates over federal access to state voter rolls and executive orders on mail-in voting.