Manhattan Supreme Court Justice Juan Merchan is abusing his power one last time in a bid to ensure that Donald Trump is technically a convicted felon when he takes the oath of office Jan. 20. Yes: The ...

New York Justice Juan Merchan’s decision to let Donald Trump go unpunished for his 34 felony-count convictions was the right ...

New York Supreme Court Justice Juan Merchan in March. (Seth Wenig/AP) President-elect Donald Trump will enter office as a convicted and sentenced criminal, provided the Supreme Court does not once ...

Justice Juan Merchan, in an 18-page opinion and order ... and maybe even the United States Supreme Court, will delay the sentencing, effectively until after his presidency. To begin with, Merchan ...

The nation’s high court denied Trump’s request for an emergency stay, or pause, of the criminal proceedings in his Manhattan ...

Trump was found guilty in May of 34 felony counts of falsifying business records over allegations that he instructed his then ...

a repetition of the arguments he has raised numerous times in the past,” wrote Acting Manhattan Supreme Court Judge Juan Merchan as he rejected defense requests for a stay of the proceeding ...

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Former President Donald Trump sits with his attorney Todd Blanche before Judge Juan Merchan in New York on April 15 ... petitioning the United States Supreme Court to intervene on his behalf. Whether ...

The Supreme Court voted 5-4 to reject an appeal from President Trump that sought to block his sentencing Friday in the hush-money case.

WASHINGTON (AP) — A divided Supreme Court on Thursday rejected President-elect Donald Trump’s bid to delay his sentencing in his hush money case in New York. The court’s 5-4 order clears the way for ...

Manhattan Supreme Court Justice Juan Merchan is abusing his power one last time in a bid to ensure that Donald Trump is technically a convicted felon when he takes the oath of office Jan. 20.