New York high court declines immediate review of Trump’s request to lift gag order
The highest appeals court in New York decided not to hear former President Donald Trump’s appeal regarding the gag order placed on him in conjunction with his criminal hush money case. However, the court mentioned that the option to appeal could be considered in the future. Understandably, the decision by New York’s highest appeals court not to hear former President Donald Trump’s current appeal on the gag order in his hush money case is significant. Despite this, the court’s indication that an appeal might be considered later provides Trump with an opportunity to revisit this issue as his case progresses. The gag order, intended to mitigate prejudicial pretrial publicity, underlines the complex interplay between ensuring a fair trial and respecting freedom of speech.
The ongoing dynamics of this case will likely continue to capture public and legal interest, particularly given the high profile of the defendant and the unique legal questions it raises concerning the limits and enforcement of gag orders in the justice system.
The highest appeals court in New York declined Tuesday to hear former President Donald Trump‘s appeal to the gag order in his criminal hush money case, though the court left open the option for an appeal in the future.
The New York Court of Appeals wrote it would not hear the appeal because “no substantial constitutional question is directly involved.” The decision comes after Trump was already found guilty by a Manhattan jury last month on 34 counts of falsifying business records, though the gag order has so far remained in place ahead of his July 11 sentencing.
Trump’s lawyers have simultaneously asked presiding Judge Juan Merchan to lift the order after the conviction, arguing that the state and the court “do not justify restrictions on the First Amendment rights of President Trump” now that the trial has concluded.
Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg’s office opposed Trump’s more recent request to Merchan, writing that the order wasn’t just needed to “avoid threats to the fairness of the trial itself,” but on the court’s “broader ‘obligation to prevent actual harm to the integrity of the proceedings.’”
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During the trial, the gag order was expanded to cover the family of Merchan after Trump said the judge should be removed from the case over his daughter’s work for elected Democrats who have made railing against Trump’s legal woes part of their platforms.
Trump was also fined and held in contempt 10 times throughout the trial for violating the gag order, actions that legal experts say could factor into how the judge sentences him on the morning of July 11.
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