On Friday, the sentencing of President-Elect Donald Trump saw one of the most impassioned defense arguments given at such a ...

Joyce Vance discusses Merchan citing a recent report from Chief Justice John Roberts while announcing Trump's sentencing date.

New York Justice Juan Merchan’s decision to let Donald Trump go unpunished for his 34 felony-count convictions was the right ...

New York Supreme Court Justice Juan Merchan in March ... Defendant’s disdain for the Third Branch of government, whether state or federal, in New York or elsewhere, is a matter of public ...

Justice Juan M. Merchan, an even-keeled jurist, has been in the president-elect’s cross-hairs for nearly two years.

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Trump was found guilty in May of 34 felony counts of falsifying business records over allegations that he instructed his then-lawyer, Michael Cohen, to pay adult film star Stormy Daniels $130,000 to ...

In a surprising move on a lightning-quick timetable that is unlikely to stand if challenged, the New York court ... U.S. Supreme Court if necessary—we expect he will succeed. Justice Juan ...

of the criminal proceedings in his Manhattan case as he fights a set of rulings by state Supreme Court Justice Juan Merchan, meaning the proceeding will go forward Friday. The judges were not ...

The United States Supreme Court ... petition to the U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday in an effort to prevent his Jan. 10 sentencing, scheduled by Judge Juan Merchan, from taking place.

President-elect Donald Trump has turned to the U.S. Supreme ... court early Wednesday to pause the hearing scheduled for 9:30 a.m. while he appeals New York State Supreme Court Justice Juan ...