"New York's Top Court Upholds Gag Order in Trump Fraud Trial Appeal"

The New York Court of Appeals rejected former President Donald Trump's appeal of a gag order imposed on him in his civil business fraud trial, dismissing his challenge on the grounds that no substantial constitutional question is directly involved. The gag order, which barred Trump from making public statements about the staff of Manhattan Supreme Court Judge Arthur Engoron, was also dismissed as academic, likely because the trial is over. Trump's lawyers had argued that the order unduly restricted his right to free speech.