New York’s Top Court Declines to Hear Trump’s Gag Order Appeal

The New York Court of Appeals wrote that ‘no substantial constitutional question is directly involved’ in the appeal.
New York’s Top Court Declines to Hear Trump’s Gag Order Appeal
(Left) Judge Juan M. Merchan on March 14, 2024. (Right) Former President Donald Trump on April 26, 2024. Seth Wenig/AP Photo; Dave Sanders/Pool via Getty Images
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The top court in New York state on Tuesday declined to hear former President Donald Trump’s appeal of a gag order relating to his falsification of business records case.

In a decision list, the New York Court of Appeals wrote that former President Trump’s appeal of Judge Juan Merchan’s gag order was “dismissed without costs” and added that “no substantial constitutional question is directly involved.” The court’s chief judge, Rowan D. Wilson, and Judge Caitlin J. Halligan did not partake in the decision.
Jack Phillips
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