"Allowing the sentencing to proceed reaffirms the principle that the legal process must apply equally to all citizens," said Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg.
The Supreme Court allowed for Manhattan Judge Juan M. Merchan's decision on Friday after rejecting Trump's request to halt the proceeding in a 5-4 decision on Thursday. Chief Justice John Roberts, along with Coney Barrett, broke with conservatives to side with the court's three liberal justices.
Even the motivations behind Barrett's rushed nomination were called into question, painting her as the vessel through which Republicans would finally be able to overturn the Affordable Care Act due to a case arriving at the court about the same time as she did in October 2020.
Two Republican appointees, Chief Justice Roberts and Justice Barrett, joined the court’s three liberals in ordering the president-elect to face sentencing on Friday.
Two of the Supreme Court's conservative justices just handed Joe Biden a major win at the southern border. The Supreme Court cleared the way Monday for US Border Patrol officials to cut through ...
The U.S. Supreme Court denied Trump’s request to delay his sentencing for his 34 criminal convictions, with Chief Justice Roberts and Amy Coney Barrett siding with the three liberals on the court. Justices Thomas,
As is common now, the supposed “conservative court” did not vote as a bloc, with Chief Justice John Roberts and Justice Amy Coney Barrett joining the three liberal justices. Democrats have ...