The Supreme Court allowed for Manhattan Judge Juan M. Merchan's decision on Friday after rejecting Trump's request to halt the proceeding in a 5-4 decision on Thursday. Chief Justice John Roberts, along with Coney Barrett, broke with conservatives to side with the court's three liberal justices.

A divided Supreme Court on Thursday rejected President-elect Donald Trump’s bid to delay his sentencing in his hush money case in New York.

"Allowing the sentencing to proceed reaffirms the principle that the legal process must apply equally to all citizens," said Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg.

The Supreme Court refused to block President-elect Donald Trump’s criminal sentencing for covering up hush money paid to adult-film star Stormy Daniels, clearing the way for an unprecedented court proceeding in New York.

The Supreme Court ruled against President-elect Donald Trump twice in the days leading up to his inauguration.

When the Supreme Court justices first shared an inaugural stage with Donald Trump, they heard the new president deliver a 16-minute declaration against the country and vow, “This American carnage stops right here and stops right now.