Supreme Court conferences on whether Trump must pay Carroll $5M defamation award

The Supreme Court convened a conference on January 28, 2026, to consider whether to take up Trump's petition to review the $5 million defamation verdict won by E. Jean Carroll in 2023. Trump's petition centered on whether the admission of the Access Hollywood tape and other-accuser testimony violated federal evidence rules. The Court had previously scheduled and delayed the conference multiple times before January 28, and as of that date had not yet granted or denied certiorari.