Appeals Court Accepts Trump Gag Order Appeal but Won’t Delay Trial

Appeals Court Accepts Trump Gag Order Appeal but Won’t Delay Trial
Former President Donald Trump sits with his lawyer Susan Necheles at a courtroom hearing in his criminal case on charges of falsifying business records to cover up hush money payments, in New York City, on March 25, 2024. Brendan McDermid/Pool via Reuters
Catherine Yang
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New York Supreme Court Justice Cynthia Kern on April 9 rejected a motion from attorneys for former President Donald Trump to hold off on a trial until he had a chance to appeal a gag order.

“This application for an interim stay of the proceedings pending resolution of the Article 78 proceeding is denied without prejudice to any determination by the full bench,” the judge ruled, ordering briefs to be submitted by April 15, the start of the trial. An Article 78 proceeding is a lawsuit to challenge a judge’s action.