Manhattan Supreme Court Justice Juan Merchan is abusing his power one last time in a bid to ensure that Donald Trump is technically a convicted felon when he takes the oath of office Jan. 20.

Trump will be the first felon to serve as a U.S. president.” That said, New York Supreme Court Justice Juan Merchan strongly indicated Trump will face no jail time or even probation.

Acting Justice Juan Merchan admitted that the case was ... Merchan’s monster will now go on the road and work its way back to the Supreme Court. Outside of New York, this freak attraction ...

That was the upshot of New York Justice Juan Merchan’s deft handling, with a critical assist from the U.S. Supreme Court, of Trump’s conviction on cover-up charges tied to hush-money payments ...

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Judge Juan Merchan understands that jury verdicts matter. And in this case, the verdict matters more than the sentence.

Donald Trump will be sentenced tomorrow morning by Acting Manhattan state Supreme Court Justice Juan Merchan for being convicted of 34 felony counts. In the interest of instilling confidence in ...

of the criminal proceedings in his Manhattan case as he fights a set of rulings by state Supreme Court Justice Juan Merchan, meaning the proceeding will go forward Friday. The judges were not ...

President-elect Donald Trump has turned to the U.S. Supreme ... court early Wednesday to pause the hearing scheduled for 9:30 a.m. while he appeals New York State Supreme Court Justice Juan ...

The Supreme Court justice said he was "not even aware" that the president-elect would file a sentencing petition the next day ...

That said, New York Supreme Court Justice Juan Merchan strongly indicated Trump will face no jail time or even probation. Despite previewing a sentence without real punishment, Merchan ...