The court’s 5-4 order Thursday clears the way for Judge Juan M. Merchan to impose a sentence Friday on Trump, who was convicted in what prosecutors called an attempt to cover up a $130,000 hush money payment to porn actor Stormy Daniels.

The Supreme Court on Thursday denied President-elect Donald Trump’s bid to delay his Friday morning sentencing in the New York hush money case. The Court’s order clears the way for Manhattan judge Juan Merchan to impose the long-awaited sentence on the incoming president.

The Supreme Court rejected President-elect Donald Trump’s effort to stop a sentencing hearing in his hush money case on Thursday, essentially guaranteeing the first-ever sentencing of a former president on criminal charges will take place Friday in New York—though Trump will likely face few,

The Supreme Court rejected President-elect Donald Trump’s sentencing in New York on Thursday. Judge Juan Merchan previously scheduled the sentencing

Donald Trump’s attempt to avoid sentencing for his criminal hush-money case has been rejected by the Supreme Court.

The Supreme Court in a 5-4 decision on Thursday refused President-elect Trump’s request to halt his criminal sentencing, now just hours away, closing off Trump’s last remaining pathway to avoid

The Supreme Court voted 5-4 to reject an appeal from President Trump that sought to block his sentencing Friday in the hush-money case.

Trump is now waiting to see if the Supreme Court will intervene at his behest and stop the proceeding from going forward on Friday.

President-elect Trump responded to the Supreme Court’s decision allowing his hush money criminal case sentencing to move forward by not criticizing the justices, instead going after his trial