The Supreme Court rejected on Thursday President-elect Donald Trump’s effort to halt his sentencing in New York. Judge Juan Merchan scheduled the sentencing for Friday morning. He wrote that it was better to impose a sentence before Trump’s term begins than after it ends.

If they are confirmed by the Senate, which looks like a certainty, they will come into Main Justice, the department’s Washington headquarters, with a mandate to clean house. And then what? Washington attorneys who deal with political cases have told me that lately they have been barraged with phone calls from career civil servants,

The Supreme Court on Thursday denied President-elect Donald Trump’s request to stay his sentencing in the Manhattan “hush money” case.

The Supreme Court’s ruling comes after Judge Juan Merchan and two New York appeals courts ordered the sentencing to take place Friday.

The Supreme Court on Thursday denied President-elect Donald Trump’s request to delay his sentencing in New York’s hush money case, ensuring the Friday hearing will proceed as scheduled.

The US Supreme Court rejected Trump's request to delay sentencing in his New York hush-money case. He'll face zero penalties and can attend virtually.

TikTok and people who use the popular app raised First Amendment arguments against the law that would curb its U.S. operations.

Trump is scheduled to face New York Justice Juan Merchan at 9 a.m. Friday — 10 days before his second inauguration to the presidency. Merchan has signalled he will issue an “unconditional discharge” sentence that will not include jail time or fines. The president-elect will appear virtually.

When the Supreme Court justices first shared an inaugural stage with Donald Trump, they heard the new president deliver a 16-minute declaration against the country and vow, “This American carnage stops right here and stops right now.

Manhattan: Totally unbelievable ... Samuel Alito, Brett Kavanaugh and Neil Gorsuch. I just wish Judge Juan Merchan had given Trump some time in prison, if only to make Elvis Presley’s “Jailhouse Rock” timely and relevant: Number 47 said to number ...

Judge Juan Merchan has signaled his intention to sentence Trump to an " unconditional discharge " -- allowing Trump to avoid prison, fines or probation -- out of respect for the principle of presidential immunity, which takes effect on Jan. 20 once Trump becomes president.

Attorney Alan Dershowitz on Friday criticized Judge Juan Merchan for telegraphing how he would sentence President-elect Donald Trump, an act