The Supreme Court rejected on Thursday President-elect Donald Trump’s effort to halt his sentencing in New York. Judge Juan Merchan scheduled the sentencing for Friday morning. He wrote that it was better to impose a sentence before Trump’s term begins than after it ends.

Donald Trump became the first U.S. president to officially become a convicted felon. He is not above the law, as the probation report said he views himself, and was sentenced in a

The Supreme Court’s ruling comes after Judge Juan Merchan and two New York appeals courts ordered the sentencing to take place Friday.

The Supreme Court on Thursday denied President-elect Donald Trump’s request to stay his sentencing in the Manhattan “hush money” case.

The Supreme Court on Thursday denied President-elect Donald Trump’s request to delay his sentencing in New York’s hush money case, ensuring the Friday hearing will proceed as scheduled.

The Supreme Court rejected a last-ditch effort by lawyers for President-elect Donald Trump to forestall his sentencing for his New York criminal conviction.

Justice Clarence Thomas, Justice Samuel Alito, Justice Neil Gorsuch, and Justice Brett Kavanaugh would have ... prosecutors from Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg’s office argued that ...

In a ruling last week, denying Trump’s post-trial motions and scheduling sentencing for Friday, Judge Merchan indicated that he would sentence Trump to an unconditional discharge.

The Supreme Court in a 5-4 decision on Thursday refused President-elect Trump’s request to halt his criminal sentencing, now just hours away, closing off Trump’s last remaining pathway to avoid

Trump is scheduled to face New York Justice Juan Merchan at 9 a.m. Friday — 10 days before his second inauguration to the presidency. Merchan has signalled he will issue an “unconditional discharge” sentence that will not include jail time or fines. The president-elect will appear virtually.

The U.S. Supreme Court has narrowly denied Donald Trump’s request to delay his criminal hush money sentencing, Friday in New York.

Conservative Justices Clarence Thomas, Samuel Alito, Neil Gorsuch and Brett Kavanaugh dissented ... his request for a stay in the case pending an appeal. In May 2024, a Manhattan jury convicted Trump of 34 counts of falsifying business records for ...