"President Donald J. Trump hereby appeals to the First Department of the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State ...

Manhattan Supreme Court Justice Juan Merchan is abusing his power one last time in a bid to ensure that Donald Trump is technically a convicted felon when he takes the oath of office Jan. 20.

Acting Justice Juan Merchan admitted that the case was “unique and remarkable” but insisted that “once the courtroom doors were closed, the trial itself was no more special, unique ...

Judge Juan Merchan included a "twist" in a footnote accompanying his decision on the sentencing date for President-elect Donald Trump, according to legal expert Joyce Vance. Merchan's footnote cited ...

That was the upshot of New York Justice Juan Merchan’s deft handling, with a critical assist from the U.S. Supreme Court, of Trump’s conviction on cover-up charges tied to hush-money payments ...

Justice Juan M. Merchan, an even-keeled jurist, has been in the president-elect’s cross-hairs for nearly two years. By Kate Christobek In nearly two decades on the bench, Justice Juan M.

MANHATTAN (CN) — Donald Trump is appealing the New York criminal conviction that made him the first felon to hold the presidency, according to a notice of appeal filed Wednesday in New York state ...

New York Supreme Court Justice Juan Merchan in March. (Seth Wenig/AP) President-elect Donald Trump will enter office as a convicted and sentenced criminal, provided the Supreme Court does not once ...

Judge Juan Merchan imposed an "unconditional discharge” that means Trump receives no prison time or probation. Trump ...

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Donald Trump, felon, will remain exactly that. A felon. He also will remain a free man, ready to take the oath of office Jan.