A New York appeals court rejected President-elect Donald Trump’s request to halt the sentencing in his hush-money case scheduled for Friday after a Tuesday hearing. Associate Judge Ellen Gesmer ...

Judge Ellen Gesmer of the state’s midlevel appeals court rejected Trump’s emergency petition to immediately halt the proceeding, which is set to cement his status as a felon before he returns ...

Judge Ellen Gesmer, of the state's mid-level appellate court, denied Trump's request for an order that would have indefinitely postponed sentencing and halted the case while he appeals a decision ...