Prosecutors urge Supreme Court not to block Trump's hush money sentencing

[David Boyle]

Source: Axios

Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg on Thursday urged the U.S. Supreme Court to deny President-elect Trump's latest bid to halt his sentencing in his New York hush money case.

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The big picture: The "defendant makes the unprecedented claim that the temporary presidential immunity he will possess in the future fully immunizes him now, weeks before he even takes the oath of office," Bragg wrote of Trump's stay request.

Bragg dismissed the argument, noting that presidential immunity only applies to the time a president is serving their term in office.

In regards to Trump's claims that the trial had included "erroneous admission of official-acts evidence at trial," Bragg argued that Trump could appeal these aspects once sentenced in due course, but that there is "no basis" for asking the Supreme Court to intervene before a final judgement had been handed down.

Read more: https://www.axios.com/2025/01/09/trump-hush-money-supreme-court-ny-conviction-bragg

[David Boyle]

1. Bonus link: here's the Supreme Court docket page, where you can read all the filings by either side

https://www.supremecourt.gov/Search.aspx?FileName=/docket/docketfiles/html/public24a666.html

One from Ed Meese! Yum!

[aggiesal]

3. I got a blank page with a flower tile. n/t

[David Boyle]

4. That was weird; let's try again

https://www.supremecourt.gov/Search.aspx?FileName=/docket/docketfiles/html/public24a666.html

Okay, the one above, I pasted it in and it works.

If DU's formatting posts the link with the last slash being forward instead of backward -- the last one should be backward, i.e., it starts at the top left but gets lower as it goes to the right --, try manually changing that last slash. Thanks for noting the problem.

[David Boyle]

6. Yeah, DU formatting makes the last slash go forward instead of backward

So, change the last slash manually, please, tell me if it works. Thanks for your patience.

[hlthe2b]

9. Still not working (for me, at least)... just a floral tile

[David Boyle]

11. I rechecked, I still think I'm correct

You may have to take the link, put it in some neutral thing like a text file, change the last slash (the one before 24a666 ... and look at that 666! Aaaagh!) to backward instead of forward, and put the corrected link into your browser. Sorry.

[aggiesal]

16. Same here, I'm still getting a blank with a different Flower Tile for each. ...

Here is what I used
https://www.supremecourt.gov/Search.aspx?FileName=/docket/docketfiles/html/public24a666.html
https://www.supremecourt.gov/Search.aspx?FileName=/docket/docketfiles/html/public24a666.html\

https://www.supremecourt.gov/Search.aspx?FileName=\docket\docketfileshtml\public24a666.html
https://www.supremecourt.gov/Search.aspx?FileName=\docket\docketfiles\html\public24a666.html\

[David Boyle]

17. Eeeeee

I think only the last slash, before the 24a, should be backward (strange, huh?), all other should be forward. Thanks for all the work.

[aggiesal]

18. Got it, I used ...

https://www.supremecourt.gov/Search.aspx?FileName=/docket/docketfiles/html/public\24a666.html

You have to use the double "\" for the "\" to appear in the link. But you'll have to copy everything after the \ to make it work.

[David Boyle]

19. Great

I didn't understand "You have to use the for the to appear in the link.", but as long as it works...

[aggiesal]

20. Thanks. Look at my post again. Every time you need a backslash, you have to put double backslash. ...

It deletes 1 of the slashes.

[David Boyle]

25. Ah, tricky

Thx!

[hlthe2b]

5. me too...

Damn... Trying to figure out how to search...

[David Boyle]

8. As above

Sorry about backward-slash problems!

[hlthe2b]

10. I don't see a backward slash in your link. But this is all I get:

[David Boyle]

12. As above, you'll have to insert the backward slash

Sorry.

Until that works, maybe at least this link to Bragg's brief'll work: (?)

https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/24/24A666/336904/20250109100100239_24A666%20Peoples%20Opposition%20to%20Stay.pdf

[hlthe2b]

13. thanks!

[aggiesal]

2. Bragg makes valid arguments, so expect the 6 SCOTUS judges to ignore Bragg's argument. n/t

[David Boyle]

7. Haw haw

[hlthe2b]

14. If anyone else is having trouble with the link going to the search field on SCOTUS and that is it...

just enter: 24a666 in the search box and it should take you to the entire docket. I'm not sure why the links provided are not working for some of us, but you can still get to all the documents.

[David Boyle]

15. Thanks! Brilliant

[LetMyPeopleVote]

21. DA Alvin Bragg has filed his SCOTUS brief opposing Trump's attempt to stay his sentencing.

This is a well done brief

Link to tweet

[David Boyle]

23. Thx for nice pix and details

[David Boyle]

22. My post is a little "superseded by real-life events", but thanks to all commenters

[David Boyle]

24. Should mention, I was out of house for a couple of hours

Bought a huge jar of peanuts to honor Jimmy Carter!