Trump asks Supreme Court to pause sentencing in hush money case
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.
Appeals Court Judge Refuses to Halt Trump’s New York Sentencing
President-elect Donald J. Trump is trying to expunge his conviction before he is inaugurated. He would be the first felon elected to the Oval Office.
Trump asks New York appeals court to dismiss case before sentencing
Trump asked a New York appeals court to dismiss his hush money conviction, citing immunity and arguing sentencing before his inauguration violates the law.
Appeals Court Rejects Trump's Bid To Stop Sentencing
An appeals court has refused to stop President-elect Donald Trump’s sentencing for his criminal hush money conviction in New York on Friday. Trump had again turned to the courts hoping they would step in and stop his sentencing for his 34-count felony conviction.
Trump asks court to postpone sentencing ahead of inauguration
His lawyers announced on Monday that Trump would appeal the decision by Justice Juan Merchan ordering that the sentencing would proceed. In court filings, Trump's attorneys wrote they would seek "a dismissal of this politically motivated prosecution that was flawed from the very beginning".
Appeals court smacks down Trump request using just one sentence
The New York Court of Appeals refused Donald Trump's request to stop his Friday sentencing after less than 24 hours — and they did in a single sentence. Trump's lawyer, Todd Blanche, filed an appeal after Judge Juan Merchan rejected his motion Monday to stop the sentencing.
Splits Among the Departments: What Might Be Ripe for the Court of Appeals
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Ohio AG appeal of decision striking down state’s six-week abortion ban moves to appellate court
Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost’s appeal of a decision to strike down the state’s six-week abortion ban is working its way ...
Oregon ban on secret recordings upheld, Project Veritas plans Supreme Court appeal
A federal appeals court on Tuesday upheld an Oregon law banning most secret recordings of oral conversations, rejecting a ...
Pentagon files emergency appeal in last-ditch effort to halt 9/11 plea deals
In the Biden administration’s latest filing, Brian Fletcher, the Justice Department’s principal deputy solicitor general, ...
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Federal Court of Appeal issues decisions concerning broadcasting and income tax
On Dec. 27, 2024, the Federal Court issued its decision in Percival v. Canada, 2024 FC 2098. The underlying class proceeding concerned the Indian Boarding Home Program. The applicants moved for the ...
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Claims of political conspiracy by Ascension president are 'unsupported speculation,' court says
The Louisiana First Circuit unanimously upheld a lower court’s judgement dismissing Murphy Painter’s defamation case against ...
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Federal court considers appeal, state Supreme Court issues stay in battle for NC Supreme Court seat
Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals seeking to reverse a federal judge's order remanding the case to North Carolina's Supreme ...
Korean Court Rejects Yoon Appeal on Warrant, Yonhap Reports
A South Korean court dismissed an appeal by lawyers of Yoon Suk Yeol against an arrest warrant for the impeached president, ...
Three lawmakers file appeal to overturn OG&E's $127 million rate increase
OKLAHOMA CITY — Three Republican lawmakers filed an appeal with the Oklahoma Supreme Court Dec. 19 in an effort to overturn an $127 million OG&E rate increase approved by the Corporation Commission.