In particular, they’re directing their ire towards Amy Coney Barrett ... Clarence Thomas and Samuel Alito. But when it comes bucking Tr*mp, Barrett is more willing than her conservative peers.
In the first test of how receptive the court may be to Trump, 4 of the court's 6 conservative members said they would have granted his emergency request.
The Supreme Court allowed for Manhattan Judge Juan M. Merchan's decision on Friday after rejecting Trump's request to halt the proceeding in a 5-4 decision on Thursday. Chief Justice John Roberts, along with Coney Barrett, broke with conservatives to side with the court's three liberal justices.
Justice Amy Coney Barrett, who was appointed by Trump to the high court in 2020, cast the deciding vote along with the court’s liberals and Chief Justice John Roberts.
"Allowing the sentencing to proceed reaffirms the principle that the legal process must apply equally to all citizens," said Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg.
A divided Supreme Court on Thursday rejected President-elect Donald Trump’s bid to delay his sentencing in his hush money case in New York.
A recent call between conservative Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito and President-elect Donald Trump has drawn sharp criticism, with former U.S. Attorney Joyce Vance calling it "entirely ...