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A Judge Finally Faced Down Donald Trump’s Disdain for the Legal System
14 hours, 49 minutes ago

A Judge Finally Faced Down Donald Trump’s Disdain for the Legal System

Slate  

Sign up for the Slatest to get the most insightful analysis, criticism, and advice out there, delivered to your inbox daily. After an investigation that spanned more than seven years, two Manhattan district attorneys, three criminal cases, and innumerable appellate-level judges and justices—including several touches by the United States Supreme Court—the district court trial People of the State of New …

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Trump to be sentenced in hush money case, days before return to White House
1 day, 5 hours ago

Trump to be sentenced in hush money case, days before return to White House

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — In a singular moment in U.S. history, President-elect Donald Trump faces sentencing Friday for his New York hush money conviction after the nation’s highest court refused to intervene. Bragg’s office said in a court filing Monday that Trump committed “serious offenses that caused extensive harm to the sanctity of the electoral process and to the integrity of …

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Historic first: President-elect Donald Trump awaits sentencing in hush money case
1 day, 10 hours ago

Historic first: President-elect Donald Trump awaits sentencing in hush money case

India Today  

In a singular moment in U.S. history, President-elect Donald Trump faces sentencing Friday for his New York hush money conviction after the nation’s highest court refused to intervene. Bragg’s office said in a court filing Monday that Trump committed “serious offenses that caused extensive harm to the sanctity of the electoral process and to the integrity of New York’s financial …

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Jack Smith and Juan Merchan might know the law, but they’re still learning The Law of Trump
1 day, 15 hours ago

Jack Smith and Juan Merchan might know the law, but they’re still learning The Law of Trump

Slate  

How do you eat an elephant? * There is a cluster-you-know-what of constitutional and legal news this week, so Amicus Plus is popping up a little early with a bonus episode to tackle the Trump prosecutions portion of the melee ahead of Friday’s very important TikTok-ban arguments. Dahlia Lithwick is joined by Andrew Weissman, co-host of the MSNBC podcast “Prosecuting …

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Trump Waits On Supreme Court After New York's High Court Declines To Stop His Hush Money Sentencing
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1 day, 19 hours ago

Trump Waits On Supreme Court After New York's High Court Declines To Stop His Hush Money Sentencing

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING ALBANY, N.Y. — New York’s highest court on Thursday declined to block Donald Trump’s sentencing in his hush money case, leaving the U.S. Supreme Court as the president-elect’s likely last option to prevent it from taking place as scheduled on Friday. Trump’s lawyers made similar arguments in their losing effort in New York’s top court, saying that …

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Big blow to Trump before January 20 inauguration: Court declines to block his sentencing in hush money case
2 days, 10 hours ago

Big blow to Trump before January 20 inauguration: Court declines to block his sentencing in hush money case

India TV News  

New York's highest court declined to block Donald Trump's upcoming sentencing in his hush-money case on Thursday, leaving the US Supreme Court as the president-elect's likely last option to prevent the hearing from taking place on Friday. His lawyers turned to the nation’s highest court on Wednesday after New York courts refused to postpone the sentencing by Judge Juan M. …

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New York's highest appeals court declines to block Trump's sentencing in hush money case
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2 days, 10 hours ago

New York's highest appeals court declines to block Trump's sentencing in hush money case

India Today  

ALBANY, N.Y: New York’s highest court on Thursday declined to block Donald Trump’s upcoming sentencing in his hush money case, leaving the U.S. Supreme Court as the president-elect’s likely last option to prevent the hearing from taking place Friday. His lawyers turned to the nation’s highest court Wednesday after New York courts refused to postpone the sentencing by Judge Juan …

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Donald Trump asks Supreme Court to block sentencing in his hush money case in New York
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2 days, 18 hours ago

Donald Trump asks Supreme Court to block sentencing in his hush money case in New York

The Hindu  

President-elect Donald Trump is asking the Supreme Court to call off Friday’s sentencing in his hush money case in New York. Mr. Trump’s lawyers turned to the nation’s highest court Wednesday after New York courts refused to postpone the sentencing by Juan M. Merchan, the judge who presided over Mr. Trump’s trial and conviction last May on 34 felony counts …

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"We did not discuss that": Trump spoke to Alito before asking SCOTUS to intervene in hush money case
3 days, 10 hours ago

"We did not discuss that": Trump spoke to Alito before asking SCOTUS to intervene in hush money case

Salon  

Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito spoke with Donald Trump mere hours before he filed a request for the court to intervene in his New York hush-money case. The president-elect's legal team filed an emergency application to the highest court on Wednesday, asking the justices to intervene ahead of Trump's upcoming sentencing hearing. "William Levi, one of my former law clerks, …

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Donald Trump appeals to Supreme Court for delay in hush money sentencing
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3 days, 10 hours ago

Donald Trump appeals to Supreme Court for delay in hush money sentencing

India Today  

President-elect Donald Trump is asking the Supreme Court to call off Friday’s sentencing in his hush money case in New York. Trump’s lawyers turned to the nation’s highest court on Wednesday after New York courts refused to postpone the sentencing by Judge Juan M. Merchan, who presided over Trump’s trial and conviction last May on 34 felony counts of falsifying …

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US court denies Trump's bid to delay hush money sentencing
3 days, 10 hours ago

US court denies Trump's bid to delay hush money sentencing

India Today  

A New York appellate court on Tuesday denied President-elect Donald Trump's bid to halt sentencing set for Friday for his conviction on criminal charges stemming from hush money paid to a porn star. In his Monday ruling, Justice Juan Merchan rejected a request from Trump's lawyers to delay the sentencing while they appealed two of the judge's previous rulings upholding …

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Appeals court rejects Trump's latest attempt to get Friday's hush money sentencing called off
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3 days, 10 hours ago

Appeals court rejects Trump's latest attempt to get Friday's hush money sentencing called off

India Today  

NEW YORK: President-elect Donald Trump was denied Tuesday in his second attempt to delay this week’s sentencing in his hush money case. A New York appeals court judge swiftly rejected Trump’s request for an order that would put off sentencing while he appeals a decision last week upholding the verdict. Merchan has suggested he will not sentence Trump to jail …

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Trump asks Supreme Court to pause sentencing in hush money case
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3 days, 10 hours ago

Trump asks Supreme Court to pause sentencing in hush money case

CNN  

CNN — President-elect Donald Trump on Wednesday urged the US Supreme Court to pause his sentencing in the hush money case, a highly unusual request that relies in part on the court’s decision last year to grant him broad immunity from criminal prosecution. Trump’s latest request to the US Supreme Court is unusual – and likely an uphill fight – …

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Appeals Court Rejects Trump's Bid To Stop Sentencing
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3 days, 16 hours ago

Appeals Court Rejects Trump's Bid To Stop Sentencing

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING An appeals court has refused to stop President-elect Donald Trump’s sentencing for his criminal hush money conviction in New York on Friday. Merchan ruled in December that the evidence the jury in New York relied on to convict Trump of falsifying records in a hush money scheme ahead of the 2016 election relied overwhelmingly on his unofficial …

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Appeals court rejects Trump’s latest attempt to get Friday’s hush money sentencing called off
3 days, 17 hours ago

Appeals court rejects Trump’s latest attempt to get Friday’s hush money sentencing called off

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — President-elect Donald Trump is still set to be sentenced in his hush money case this week — at least for now — after a New York appeals court judge on Tuesday swiftly rejected his second attempt to get it called off. Judge Ellen Gesmer, of the state’s mid-level appellate court, denied Trump’s request for an order that …

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Donald Trump faces Jan 10 sentencing in hush money case after judge says no to delay
4 days, 8 hours ago

Donald Trump faces Jan 10 sentencing in hush money case after judge says no to delay

Live Mint  

US President-elect Donald Trump will be sentenced this week in his hush money case after a judge on Monday denied his request to halt proceedings while he appeals a ruling that upheld the historic verdict. The judge rejected Trump's lawyers' bid to indefinitely postpone the sentencing in his hush money case while they ask a state appeals court to reverse …

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Donald Trump will be forced to face justice before he takes office
4 days, 10 hours ago

Donald Trump will be forced to face justice before he takes office

Salon  

Last Friday, New York Judge Juan Merchan, who presided over Donald Trump’s hush money trial, refused to quash the indictment and set aside the jury verdict which made the president-elect a convicted felon. Merchan’s ruling, as the New York Times reported, denies the president-elect “the opportunity to clear his record before returning to the White House.” “To dismiss the indictment …

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President-elect Donald Trump tries again to get Friday's hush money sentencing called off
4 days, 10 hours ago

President-elect Donald Trump tries again to get Friday's hush money sentencing called off

India Today  

NEW YORK: President-elect Donald Trump tried again Tuesday to delay this week’s sentencing in his hush money case, asking a New York appeals court to intervene as he fights to avoid the finality of his conviction before he returns to the White House. Merchan “is without authority under the law to proceed to sentencing while President Trump exercises his federal …

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NY appeals court rejects Trump’s emergency request to delay Friday hush money sentencing
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4 days, 10 hours ago

NY appeals court rejects Trump’s emergency request to delay Friday hush money sentencing

CNN  

CNN — A New York appeals court judge has rejected Donald Trump’s request to postpone his Friday sentencing in the hush money case. Blanche said the Supreme Court’s July decision on presidential immunity offers Trump constitutional protection. Manhattan District Attorney’s Office Chief of Appeals Steven Wu argued Trump’s lawyers have not put forward any argument that a one-hour sentencing hearing …

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Appeals court rejects Trump’s latest attempt to call off sentencing in his felony conviction
4 days, 10 hours ago

Appeals court rejects Trump’s latest attempt to call off sentencing in his felony conviction

LA Times  

Then-candidate Donald Trump appears in a Manhattan criminal court in May shortly before he was convicted of falsifying business records related to hush money payments during his first presidential campaign. A New York appeals court judge on Tuesday denied President-elect Donald Trump’s latest bid to delay this week’s sentencing for his felony conviction. In a one-sentence ruling following an emergency …

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US judge denies Donald Trump's plea to delay sentencing in hush money case
4 days, 10 hours ago

US judge denies Donald Trump's plea to delay sentencing in hush money case

India Today  

US President-elect Donald Trump on Monday lost a bid to put off his sentencing on Friday for his criminal conviction stemming from hush money paid to a porn star. Citing both presidential immunity and the demands of Trump's impending January 20 inauguration, his lawyers on Monday morning said Justice Juan Merchan's intention not to penalise Trump was "of no moment." …

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Judge Denies Trump Request To Stop Sentencing
4 days, 16 hours ago

Judge Denies Trump Request To Stop Sentencing

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING Donald Trump will not be able to stop his sentencing hearing on Friday, according to the judge who oversaw the president-elect’s criminal hush money case. In an order issued Monday, Judge Juan Merchan said Trump’s request to delay the hearing was unsuccessful because it is a “repetition of the arguments he has raised numerous times in the …

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Trump’s sentencing still on for Friday after judge rebuffs his push for a delay while he appeals
4 days, 19 hours ago

Trump’s sentencing still on for Friday after judge rebuffs his push for a delay while he appeals

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — President-elect Donald Trump remains on track to be sentenced this week in his hush money case after a judge on Monday denied his request to halt proceedings while he appeals a ruling that upheld the historic verdict. “Today, President Trump’s legal team moved to stop the unlawful sentencing in the Manhattan D.A.’s Witch Hunt,” Trump spokesperson Steven …

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Judge denies Trump’s plea to delay Friday’s sentencing on his hush money conviction
5 days, 10 hours ago

Judge denies Trump’s plea to delay Friday’s sentencing on his hush money conviction

CNN  

New York CNN — Judge Juan Merchan has denied Donald Trump’s request to postpone his Friday sentencing for his hush money conviction, the judge said in a filing Monday. Earlier Monday, Trump’s lawyers filed an appeal urging a New York appellate court to overturn Merchan’s two recent rulings that upheld his conviction in the hush money case, while separately urging …

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