The appellate court for NY, CT, VT
E. Jean Carroll has asked a federal judge to require Donald Trump to pay the roughly $5.8 million that a 2023 jury awarded after finding him liable for sexual abuse and defamation. Carroll's lawyers have filed for immediate disbursement after the Supreme Court declined to hear Trump's appeal; Judge Lewis Kaplan has given Trump's team until July 7 to respond.
The U.S. appeals courts have ruled on cases involving noncitizen students and activists challenging deportation. The Fourth Circuit upholds due process protections for a Palestinian activist; the Second and Third Circuits have overturned lower-court releases, while authorities argue the cases hinge on immigration court jurisdiction.
The 1st U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has refused to lift an injunction blocking several provisions of Trump’s March executive order on voting procedures, keeping a lower-court ruling in effect as the case moves to appeal. The decision comes as states race to adjust ahead of upcoming elections.
Donald Trump and the Department of Justice have asked the US Supreme Court to overturn an $83.3m defamation judgment won by writer E Jean Carroll, arguing presidential immunity and the Westfall Act shield statements made while Trump was in office. Lower courts have split on immunity questions; the filings argue the appeals court avoided deciding the core constitutional issue.
A federal judge has rejected Ghislaine Maxwell’s habeas petition to vacate her 2021 sex‑trafficking conviction, finding her claims meritless or procedurally barred and saying recently released Epstein-related materials largely undermine, rather than support, her arguments. Maxwell is serving a 20‑year sentence and remains eligible for release in 2037.
A wave of court rulings on prediction markets, led by Kalshi, has put federal and state regulators at odds. The Ninth Circuit has ruled Nevada may apply its gaming laws to Kalshi’s sports-event contracts, a decision echoed by other circuits as litigation intensifies. The Supreme Court is likely to weigh in as cases diverge.