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Federal court consideration

The consideration of moving Donald Trump's case to federal court and its potential implications.

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Jan 14, 2026
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What is the current appellate status of the New York hush‑money convictions against Donald Trump?

Donald Trump’s May 2024 conviction on 34 felony counts of falsifying business records remains under active appeal in New York’s state courts while a parallel federal removal effort — premised on presi...

Jan 7, 2026
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How did the partisan composition of courts change after Trump’s judicial appointments?

Donald Trump’s judicial appointments substantially increased the share of Republican-appointed judges on the federal bench—most markedly on the courts of appeals—while producing only more modest shift...

Jan 29, 2026

What legal avenues remain to overturn or modify Donald Trump’s New York convictions?

Three principal judicial tracks remain to overturn or blunt ’s hush‑money conviction: a state‑court appeal to the (and potentially New York’s highest court), a bid to transfer or remove the case into ...

Jan 25, 2026

What appeals and post‑conviction options are available to Donald Trump following the 2024 Manhattan conviction?

was convicted in May 2024 on 34 counts of falsifying business records in and received an unconditional discharge at sentencing, which leaves the conviction on his record but imposed no fines or jail t...

Jan 15, 2026

What are the possible next legal steps if an appeal in Trump’s felony cases is denied?

If an intermediate appeal in Donald Trump’s New York felony case is denied, defense lawyers have a bundle of doctrinal and procedural options — continuing appeals within the state system, pushing nove...