On Monday, Judge Juan M. Merchan denied Trump's request to throw out the jury's decision from May, which convicted the incoming president on 34 felony counts of falsifying business records.

Joyce Vance discusses Merchan citing a recent report from Chief Justice John Roberts while announcing Trump's sentencing date.

Trump's lawyers told Manhattan Judge Juan M. Merchan in court papers Monday that dismissal is warranted because of the extraordinary circumstances of his impending return to the White House.

Manhattan Judge Juan M. Merchan ordered Friday's sentencing to proceed as scheduled, rejecting arguments from Trump’s lawyers who said it should be halted while they ask a state appeals court to ...

Judge Juan M. Merchan's sentence means no jail time or punishment other than having the conviction on his record. Trump has been fighting for months to reverse his conviction on 34 counts of ...

Judge Juan Merchan set the president-elect’s latest criminal sentencing date while rejecting Trump’s attempt to dismiss the case.

The judge said the president-elect can appear in person or virtually as he rejected Trump's motion to toss out his New York criminal case.