{"id":2319565,"date":"2024-08-05T16:47:01","date_gmt":"2024-08-05T20:47:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/supreme-court-rejects-missouris-far-flung-effort-to-block-trumps-new-york-sentencing-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-08-05T16:48:34","modified_gmt":"2024-08-05T20:48:34","slug":"supreme-court-rejects-missouris-far-flung-effort-to-block-trumps-new-york-sentencing-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/supreme-court-rejects-missouris-far-flung-effort-to-block-trumps-new-york-sentencing-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Supreme Court rejects Missouri\u2019s far-flung effort to block Trump\u2019s New York sentencing &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">30<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fsupreme-court-rejects-missouris-far-flung-effort-to-block-trumps-new-york-sentencing-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2319565&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The Supreme Court has rejected Missouri&#8217;s Republican Attorney General Andrew \u2063Bailey&#8217;s attempt\u2062 to block former President Donald Trump&#8217;s sentencing and overturn a gag order imposed following\u2062 his conviction in a\u2064 New York hush money case. Bailey filed a lawsuit in July, \u2064arguing that the gag \u200border infringed on Missouri voters&#8217; First Amendment rights. However, the Court dismissed the case without comment, indicating \u200dit was\u200b unlikely\u200d to\u2063 succeed due to the significant \u200dimplications of one state trying to intervene in another&#8217;s criminal proceedings.\u200b Justices Clarence\u2063 Thomas and Samuel Alito dissented, believing that the Court should consider\u200b disputes between states. \u200cNew York Attorney\u2063 General Letitia James opposed Missouri&#8217;s lawsuit, calling it \u2064an unprecedented maneuver that\u200d would disrupt state court processes. Bailey expressed disappointment with the \u2062Supreme Court&#8217;s decision, stating his intention to continue prosecuting his case against federal officials involved in what he called illegal prosecutions\u2064 of Trump.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Supreme Court rejects Missouri&rsquo;s far-flung effort to block Trump&rsquo;s New York sentencing<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1722130\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/supreme-court\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Supreme Court<\/a> rejected an effort by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/missouri\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Missouri<\/a>&lsquo;s Republican attorney general to delay the sentencing and undo the gag order on former President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Donald Trump<\/a> after his conviction in the New York hush money case.<\/p>\n<p>Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/supreme-court\/3068836\/missouri-attorney-general-supreme-court-remove-trump-gag-order\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>filed a lawsuit<\/a> against New York in early July, arguing that the gag order on Trump violated Missouri voters&rsquo; First Amendment rights to hear him speak. This case was seen as unlikely to succeed at the Supreme Court due to the broad implications of allowing one state to intervene in another state&rsquo;s criminal case.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Trump appears at Manhattan criminal court in his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/donald-trumps-criminal-hush-money-trial-set-for-march-25\/\" title=\"Trump&#039;s hush money trial scheduled for March 25\">criminal hush money trial<\/a> in New York, May 30, 2024. (Michael M. Santiago\/Pool Photo via AP, File)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The Supreme Court dismissed the case without comment. Justices Clarence Thomas and Samuel Alito, both conservatives, said that they would have allowed the lawsuit to proceed, citing their stance that the court is obligated to take cases of original jurisdiction, where one state sues another.<\/p>\n<p>New York Attorney General Letitia James argued that permitting Missouri to sue would be an unprecedented and dangerous attempt to bypass Trump&rsquo;s state court proceedings.<\/p>\n<p>Bailey called the decision &ldquo;disappointing&rdquo; in a brief statement to X, accusing the Supreme Court of refusing &ldquo;to exercise its constitutional responsibility to resolve state v. state disputes.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">It&rsquo;s disappointing that the Supreme Court refused to exercise its constitutional responsibility to resolve state v. state disputes. <\/p>\n<p>I will continue to prosecute our lawsuit against <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/KamalaHarris?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@KamalaHarris<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JoeBiden?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@JoeBiden<\/a>&rsquo;s DOJ for coordinating the illicit prosecutions against President Trump<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Attorney General Andrew Bailey (@AGAndrewBailey) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AGAndrewBailey\/status\/1820540116546302307?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 5, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Trump was convicted in May by a Manhattan jury on 34 counts related to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/bragg-moves-to-block-trumps-request-to-move-hush-money-case-to-federal-court\/\" title=\"Bragg opposes Trump&#039;s bid to shift &#039;hush money&#039; case to federal court.\">falsifying business records connected<\/a> to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/supreme-court-rejects-trump-bid-to-shield-financial-records\/\" title=\"Supreme Court Rejects Trump Bid To Shield Financial Records\">hush money payments<\/a> to Stormy Daniels. A limited gag order currently prevents Trump from speaking publicly about prosecutors and court staff.<\/p>\n<p>Bailey argued to the Supreme Court that the gag order and impending sentencing would unlawfully hinder Missouri electors&rsquo; ability to perform their duties, violating the First Amendment by restricting voters&rsquo; access to campaign speech.<\/p>\n<p>The Republican attorney general also accused the New York prosecution of being part of a prolonged pattern of legal actions targeted at Trump over the past eight years.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, Trump&rsquo;s legal team has requested presiding Judge Juan Merchan overturn the conviction, referencing the Supreme Court&rsquo;s recent decision on presidential immunity.<\/p>\n<p>Trump&rsquo;s sentencing is set for next month if the judge does not throw out the case in light of the immunity ruling.<\/p>\n<p> <script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1722130\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1722130\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Supreme Court has dismissed an attempt by Missouri&#8217;s Republican Attorney General to postpone the sentencing of former President Donald Trump and lift the gag order imposed on him following his conviction in the New York hush money case. In early July, Attorney General Andrew Bailey initiated a lawsuit against New York, claiming that the gag order infringed upon Missouri voters&#8217; First Amendment rights to hear Trump speak. However, this case was deemed unlikely to succeed at the Supreme Court due to its potential ramifications of allowing one state to interfere in another state&#8217;s criminal proceedings. The Court rejected the case without providing any comments. Justices Clarence Thomas and Samuel Alito expressed their willingness for the lawsuit to move forward, arguing that it is within the court&#8217;s duty to address cases involving disputes between states.<\/p>\n<p>New York Attorney General Letitia James contended that allowing Missouri&#8217;s lawsuit would set a dangerous precedent by circumventing Trump&#8217;s state court processes. In response, Bailey expressed disappointment over the Supreme Court&#8217;s decision, stating it failed in its constitutional duty regarding state disputes and vowed to continue pursuing legal action against federal officials for allegedly coordinating prosecutions against Trump.<\/p>\n<p>Trump was found guilty in May on 34 counts related to falsifying business records linked to hush money payments made to Stormy Daniels. Currently, a limited gag order restricts him from publicly discussing prosecutors or court personnel. Bailey argued before the Supreme Court that both this gag order and Trump&#8217;s upcoming sentencing would unlawfully impede Missouri electors&#8217; responsibilities and violate their First Amendment rights by limiting access to campaign speech. He also accused New York\u2019s prosecution of being part of a long-standing pattern of legal actions aimed at Trump over several years.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, Trump&#8217;s legal team has requested Judge Juan Merchan overturn his conviction based on a recent Supreme Court ruling regarding presidential immunity; if not overturned, Trump&#8217;s sentencing is scheduled for next month<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2633,"featured_media":2319566,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/AP24116581640026-1.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[8584,32275,3634],"class_list":["post-2319565","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner","tag-missouri","tag-supreme-court","tag-trump"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/AP24116581640026-1.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2319565","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2633"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2319565"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2319565\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2319566"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2319565"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2319565"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2319565"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}