New York’s high court tossed out former President Trump’s appeal of the gag order in his hush money criminal case Thursday.
The gag order, which remains in partial effect ahead of Trump’s sentencing, bars the former president from making public remarks about prosecutors or their families, but has a carveout allowing remarks about Judge Juan Merchan and Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg (D).
In a brief order, the court said “no substantial constitutional question is directly involved” and that it would decline to hear Trump’s appeal.
The former president has argued the gag order violates the First Amendment rights of him and his millions of supporters, emphasizing his status as a presidential candidate in this year’s election.
Trump asked the New York Court of Appeals, the state’s highest court, to hear his challenge after his arguments were rejected by lower courts.
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#BREAKING: New York’s top court throws out Donald Trump's gag order appeal https://t.co/4meSjAMsgQ
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