Juan M Merchan

In a highly anticipated decision, the US Supreme Court delivered a blow to Trump’s legal manoeuvres and paved the way for his sentencing. Professor Upendra Baxi analyses this extraordinary struggle between the Executive and Judiciary, the outcome of which is globally fateful

The former president and his lead lawyer were in Criminal Court in New York City seeking to delay his trial for hush money payments to a porn star. It went badly for Trump and worse for his lawyer. Now set for April 15, Trump must spend four days a week in Court for as many as six weeks. He will be lucky to manage three campaign days a week. No US president has ever faced a criminal trial