Appeals Courts Reject 2 Trump Challenges in NY Case

Former President Donald Trump encountered roadblocks on Sept. 12 in his attempts to challenge rulings related to his criminal case in New York. The state’s highest court rejected his appeal of New York Supreme Court Justice Juan Merchan’s gag order. A brief order by the New York Court of Appeals was issued in the morning and stated that “no substantial constitutional question is directly involved.” Hours later, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit denied Trump’s request for emergency relief in his attempt to relocate the case to federal court. Federal district Judge Alvin Hellerstein had denied that request and Trump followed by asking the Second Circuit to halt Hellerstein’s denial....