Thursday’s decision to allow his New York sentencing to go forward is only the latest time the court has been asked to assess Trump’s power. Two votes were predictable.

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.

In the first test of how receptive the court may be to Trump, 4 of the court's 6 conservative members said they would have granted his emergency request.