Trump once again thwarted by NY appeals court in gag order ruling
New York appeals court upholds gag order in Trump's civil fraud trial, denying his challenge The order restricts Trump and his attorneys from publicly discussing Judge Engoron's court staff
The New York appellate court dismissed Donald Trump's attempt to challenge the gag order in his civil fraud trial on Thursday. Trump's legal team had filed a petition with the court to contest the gag order, which prohibits him and his attorneys from making public statements about Judge Arthur Engoron's court proceedings.
However, the appeals court rejected the challenge, stating that Trump had not followed the correct legal procedure to contest the gag order and sanctions.
Donald Trump in New York Supreme Court on Monday.
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Takeaways from the 11-week Trump civil fraud trial
The Trump legal team has requested the Appellate Division First Department to review the gag order imposed, but the Court of Appeals in New York, the highest court, has not yet addressed this request. Trial testimony concluded after 11 weeks in court on Wednesday.
The parties are scheduled to file supplemental briefs in the case January 5 and return to court for oral arguments January 11 before Engoron renders a final verdict.
