Supreme Court Again Declines to Lift Gag Orders on Trump Over Business Records Case

A podcaster argued the orders violated his First Amendment right to gather news.

(Left) Judge Juan M. Merchan on March 14, 2024. (Right) Former President Donald Trump on April 26, 2024. Seth Wenig/AP Photo; Dave Sanders/via Getty Images

The U.S. Supreme Court on Dec. 16 denied a podcaster’s emergency request to lift the gag orders against President-elect Donald Trump related to his business records criminal trial in New York.

Previously, Justice Sonia Sotomayor denied the application in Nieman v. Merchan on Oct. 21.