A New York appeals court declined to strike down a gag order imposed on former President Trump that bars him from attacking court staff for the duration of his financial fraud case.
The gag order, put in place in October, bars Trump and his attorneys from making remarks about Judge Arthur Engoron’s court staff following the former president chastising one of his clerks by falsely calling her the “girlfriend” of Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.).
The New York Supreme Court, a trial court that is not the state’s highest court, upheld Engoron’s gag order, finding it did not unlawfully restrict Trump’s speech.
“Here, the gravity of potential harm is small, given that the Gag Order is narrow, limited to prohibiting solely statements regarding the court’s staff,” the court wrote in its opinion.
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#BREAKING: Court upholds Trump gag order in financial fraud case https://t.co/fHhSNCakKO
— The Hill (@thehill) December 14, 2023
Appeals court rebuffs Trump’s challenge to New York gag order https://t.co/iGXZ7YgQaZ
— POLITICO (@politico) December 14, 2023
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