The Supreme Court is facing a new request from President Donald Trump's lawyers to reconsider the decision rejecting his appeal of a $5 million civil judgment awarded to writer E. Jean Carroll.
The request, filed after the justices turned away the case last week, argues that the court should reopen the case because Trump plans to file a separate Supreme Court appeal in another Carroll defamation case that will raise presidential immunity questions.
Trump's lawyers claim that the related case will present "vital questions concerning Presidential immunity for official statements," which are likely to impact the proper disposition of the original case.
The Supreme Court has not yet ruled on the rehearing request, and a decision could come as soon as July 20.
The court's rules limit rehearing petitions after the denial of certiorari to intervening circumstances with a substantial or controlling effect, or other substantial grounds not previously presented.
The request faces steep odds, and it remains to be seen whether the justices will grant Trump's request or allow the original decision to stand.
A decision in the case could have significant implications for Trump's presidential immunity claims and the ongoing defamation lawsuit against him.
