New York's top court rejected on Thursday Donald Trump's request to halt the president-elect's sentencing for his conviction on criminal charges stemming from hush money paid to a porn star, with a decision on a possible delay now in the hands of the U.

New York’s highest court on Thursday rejected President-elect Donald Trump’s bid to postpone his sentencing in the hush money case, leaving the Supreme Court as Trump’s last chance to stop his Friday sentencing.

New York’s highest court has declined to block Donald Trump’s upcoming sentencing in his hush money case, leaving the U.S.