Roberta Kaplan

US District Judge Lewis Kaplan is currently a central figure in the legal proceedings between journalist E. Jean Carroll and former President Donald Trump. Kaplan recently denied Trump's request to delay the payment of a $5.8 million civil judgment. This judgment was awarded to Carroll by a jury that found Trump liable for sexually abusing her in the 1990s and subsequently defaming her when she publicly accused him in 2019. Carroll's legal team has formally asked the court to compel Trump to pay the $5 million owed from the verdict. Judge Kaplan's rulings are significant as they directly impact the enforcement of the jury's decision and the financial repercussions for Donald Trump in this high-profile defamation and sexual abuse case.