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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
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Joan E Greve and agencies

New York court declines to block sentencing in Trump’s hush-money case

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Donald Trump waits for the start of proceedings in Manhattan criminal court on 23 April 2024, in New York. Photograph: Yuki Iwamura/AP

New York’s highest court declined to block Donald Trump’s upcoming sentencing in his hush-money case on Thursday, leaving the US supreme court as the president-elect’s likely last option to prevent the hearing from taking place on Friday.

One judge on the New York court of appeals issued a brief order declining to grant a hearing to Trump’s legal team.

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