A New York judge on Tuesday rejected President-elect Donald Trump's latest attempt to postpone sentencing in his "hush money" criminal case. The hearing remains scheduled for Friday morning.

Criminal defendants are supposed to file an appeal with a state's high court before taking a legal matter to the Supreme Court.

Prosecutors have been ordered to respond to the president-elect’s request by Thursday morning, suggesting the court could rule before Friday’s scheduled sentencing.

A New York appeals court judge has rejected Donald Trump’s request to postpone his Friday sentencing in the hush money case.

President-elect Donald Trump is still set to be sentenced in his hush money case this week — at least for now — after a New York appeals court judge on Tuesday swiftly rejected his second attempt to get it called off.

The president-elect is asking the Supreme Court to halt the sentencing after both Judge Juan Merchan and an appeals court refused.

A New York appellate judge on Tuesday declined to suspend President-elect Trump’s Friday sentencing on his hush money criminal conviction. Judge Ellen Gesmer of the state’s midlevel appeals

President-elect Donald Trump is asking the Supreme Court to call off Friday's sentencing in his hush money case in New York. Trump's lawyers turned to the nation's highest court on Wednesday after New York courts refused to postpone the sentencing by Judge Juan M.

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

A New York appellate judge on Tuesday rejected Donald Trump’s bid to delay his sentencing in the hush money case, though Trump still has other avenues for appeal in his pursuit to avoid becoming the first president with a felony record.

NEW YORK (AP) — President-elect Donald Trump tried again Tuesday to delay this week’s sentencing in his hush money case, asking a New York appeals court to intervene as he fights to avoid the finality of his conviction before he returns to the White House.