Trump files rehearing petition after Supreme Court denies Carroll appeal

Donald Trump is still trying to pull the E. Jean Carroll dispute back onto the Supreme Court’s calendar, but the paperwork matters here. The justices denied certiorari on June 29, 2026. Trump then submitted a rehearing petition that was not accepted for filing on July 6 before the corrected petition was filed on July 8, according to the Court’s docket. This is a rehearing bid after a denial, not a fresh appeal. supremecourt.gov The rehearing filing asks the Court to reconsider its denial order under Rule 44.2. In the petition, Trump’s lawyers say he will imminently seek review in a related Carroll matter that they say raises questions about presidential immunity for official statements. They argue those issues may affect the outcome in this case because the trial record included the same statements. supremecourt.gov The underlying case has already moved through the lower courts. The Second Circuit’s April 29, 2026 decision in Carroll v. Trump left the judgment in place, and the Supreme Court docket shows the case landing at the high court only after that path was exhausted. The rehearing petition does not reopen the case on its own; it asks the Court to undo, or at least pause, the denial it entered on June 29. supremecourt.gov For now, the legal posture is unchanged. The judgment stands unless the Court takes the uncommon step of granting rehearing. Trump’s latest filing keeps pressing the same broad theory — that presidential immunity should reach backward into the Carroll litigation — but the docket shows the Court has already said no once, and the rehearing request is the only thing trying to change that. supremecourt.gov