New York's top court rejected on Thursday Donald Trump's request to halt the president-elect's sentencing for his conviction on criminal charges stemming from hush money paid to a porn star, with a decision on a possible delay now in the hands of the U.

The Supreme Court is now set to decide whether Donald J. Trump’s sentencing on 34 felony counts should proceed on Friday as planned.

New York’s highest court on Thursday rejected President-elect Donald Trump’s bid to postpone his sentencing in the hush money case, leaving the Supreme Court as Trump’s last chance to stop his Friday sentencing.