The appellate court determined the district court must reconsider the request to move the case from state to federal court.
The Second Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals remanded a decision back to a federal district judge regarding the rejection of the request for President Donald Trump’s criminal case to be heard in federal court. The review is ordered due to the inclusion of certain White House evidence in the trial, contrasted with the Supreme Court’s 2024 decision regarding presidential immunity.
“The District Court denied leave, concluding, among other things, that ‘good cause‘ had not been shown for the delay in seeking removal a second time,” the appellate court decided. “We cannot be confident that in doing so, the District Court adequately considered issues relevant to the good cause inquiry so as to enable meaningful appellate review.”
U.S. District Judge Alvin Hellerstein had refused President Trump’s request for a change of venue from New York’s state court to federal court. The then-former president had based the request on evidence included in the trial from his first presidential term.
The New York state appeals court is also reviewing the president’s criminal convictions in the hush-money case.
As the Lord Leads, Pray with Us…
- For the justices and judges in the federal judiciary to be discerning in their determinations and interpretations of the law.
- For wisdom for the judges who hear and rule on challenges to President Trump’s actions and policies.
Sources: Bloomberg, MSN, Redstate, Reuters, Court Listener
