The Supreme Court on Monday rejected a push by President Donald Trump to throw out a jury’s finding that he sexually abused writer E. Jean Carroll at a New York City department store in the mid-1990s and later defamed her. (AP Production: Marissa Duhaney)
Here’s what we’re following:The Supreme Court on Monday rejected a push by President Donald Trump to throw out a jury’s $5 million finding that he sexually abused the writer E. Jean Carroll at a New York City department store in the mid-1990s and later defamed her. Trump also plans to appeal another $83.3 million verdict awarded to Carroll by a different jury after a second defamation trial, his lawyers have said.Tuesday is the final day of the court’s term, which has centered on Trump’s expansive claims of presidential power, and so far has largely ruled in his favor. The court is expected to rule on the constitutionality of Trump’s order on birthright citizenship, declaring that children born to parents who are in the U.S. illegally or temporarily are not American citizens. Follow live updates.Trump said Monday he will nominate Keith Sonderling to be the secretary of labor, elevating him from the agency’s acting director two months after Lori Chavez-DeRemer resigned amid abuse-of-power allegations. Sonderling’s nomination is subject to Senate confirmation.
