New York's highest appeals court declined to block Donald Trump's sentencing in his felony conviction, leaving the Supreme Court as Trump's likely last option.

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — New York’s highest court declined to block Donald Trump’s upcoming sentencing in his hush money case Thursday, leaving the U.S. Supreme Court as the president-elect’s likely last option to prevent the hearing from taking place Friday.

Donald Trump's quest to delay or avoid Friday's sentencing for his hush money case was rejected on Thursday as the New York Court of Appeals refused to honor his request for a hearing on the matter. Trump's lawyers appealed to the nation's highest court on Wednesday after New York courts refused to postpone the sentencing by Judge Juan M.