Trump Loses Gag Order Appeal in New York’s Top Court

The State of New York Court of Appeals dismissed former President Donald Trump’s appeal of a gag order on Jan. 16. “On the Court’s own motion, appeal dismissed, without costs, upon the ground that no substantial constitutional question is directly involved. Motion for a stay dismissed as academic,” the state’s top court wrote. On Oct. 3, the second day of the trial, President Trump made a social media post about the judge’s principal law clerk, leading the judge to impose a gag order prohibiting parties from making any public statements about the judge’s staff. He had been fined $15,000 after two incidents the judge deemed a violation of the gag order later during the trial, and promptly paid the fines....