Amy Coney Barrett, John Roberts Deliver Trump Brutal Loss in NY Appeal

 https://www.newsweek.com/supreme-court-trump-ny-sentencing-appeal-2012849

The Supreme Court on Thursday scuttled President-elect Donald Trump's last chance at halting his upcoming sentencing hearing in New York. The vote was 5-4, with Chief Justice John Roberts and Justice Amy Coney Barrett breaking with conservatives to side with the court's three liberal justices.

"The application for stay presented to Justice Sotomayor and by her referred to the Court is denied," the court said in a brief order. "First, the alleged evidentiary violations at President-Elect Trump's state-court trial can be addressed in the ordinary course on appeal," it said.

The court also rejected Trump's argument that being sentenced in his New York hush-money case would hamper his preparations to take office on January 20. The justices pointed out that the judge in New York intends to sentence Trump to "unconditional discharge," which means releasing a defendant without punishment or probation.