The New York Court of Appeals has denied President-elect Donald Trump's request to halt his sentencing Friday in his criminal hush money case.

New York's highest appeals court declined to block Donald Trump's sentencing in his felony conviction, leaving the Supreme Court as Trump's likely last option.

President-elect Donald Trump was sentenced Friday in his New York criminal hush money case. But he has already pledged to appeal.

In their Thursday response to the defense’s Court of Appeals filing, Manhattan prosecutors claim Trump counsel is relying on federal procedure and federal cases that do not apply in a New York state criminal proceeding in their attempts to assert sentencing is precluded by presidential immunity.

Trump asked a New York appeals court to dismiss his hush money conviction, citing immunity and arguing sentencing before his inauguration violates the law.

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

A federal appeals court has blocked a move by Donald Trump's lawyers to stop the Justice Department from releasing Special Counsel Jack Smith's final report on two criminal cases against the former and future president.

New York’s highest court has declined to block Donald Trump’s upcoming sentencing in his hush money case, leaving the U.S.

New York’s highest appeals court declined to block Donald Trump’s sentencing in his felony conviction, leaving the Supreme Court as Trump's likely last option.

The New York Court of Appeals has denied a motion filed by President-elect Donald Trump to stay the Jan. 10 sentencing in the New York v. Trump case.

The New York judge who presided over Donald Trump’s hush money case on Friday sentenced the president-elect to an “unconditional discharge,” meaning he is now a convicted felon in the eyes of New York state law but will face no further penalties.