Supreme Court rejects Trump's appeal of E Jean Carroll's sexual abuse case

What happened

The decision means the US president will now have to pay her the $5m (£3

Why supreme matters

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What led here

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Signal Ledger reads this through the lens of supreme, court, rejects, trump, appeal: The decision means the US president will now have to pay her the $5m (£3.