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Trump Gag Order in Hush Money Case to Stay in Effect

Trump Gag Order in Hush Money Case , to Stay in Effect. On May 30, Donald Trump was convicted on 34 counts of fraud connected to Stormy Daniels hush money payments. Prior to the beginning of the trial, Judge Juan Merchan issued a gag order. On June 18, it was revealed that the New York Court of Appeals has declined to hear the former president's gag order appeal, CNN reports. According to Trump's attorneys, the hush money case puts forth “substantial constitutional questions of the highest importance.”. This Gag Order restricts President Trump’s core political speech on matters of central importance at the height of his Presidential campaign, where he is the leading candidate, , Donald Trump's attorneys, via appeals filing. ... and thus it violates the fundamental right of every American voter to hear from the leading candidate for President on matters of enormous public importance, Donald Trump's attorneys, via appeals filing. Another avenue in which Trump may have his case heard would be to file a motion for leave to appeal, CNN reports. He has 30 days to do so. Once filed, New York's highest court will revisit whether to hear the case. . Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg urged the New York Court of Appeals to dismiss Trump's latest request, . saying that he has a “well-documented history of leveling threatening, inflammatory, and denigrating remarks against trial participants.”

Basic LGBTQIA+ Terms to Learn in Honor of Pride Month

Basic LGBTQIA+ Terms , to Learn in Honor of, Pride Month. Every June, people around the world come together to celebrate the LGBTQIA+ community and honor the 1969 Stonewall Uprising. The Stonewall Uprising, which occurred in Manhattan, was a tipping point for the United States’ Gay Liberation Movement. . In honor of this year's Pride Month, here are some basic LGBTQIA+ terms to learn. . (L)GBTQIA, Lesbian, Women who are predominantly attracted to other women. L(G)BTQIA, Gay, People who are attracted to other people of the same gender. . LG(B)TQIA, Bisexual, People who aren't exclusively attracted to people of one particular gender. LGB(T)QIA, Transgender, People who identify differently from the sex assigned to them at birth. LGBT(Q)IA, Queer, An umbrella term for the whole community. LGBTQ(I)A, Intersex, People born with sexual anatomy outside of the strict gender binary. LGBTQI(A), Asexual, People that experience little to no sexual attraction toward other people. . Ally, Someone who is actively supportive of LGBTQIA+ people. Coming Out, The process through which a person acknowledges, accepts and shares their sexual orientation or gender identity with others. . Pansexual, A person who experiences emotional, romantic or sexual attraction to people of any gender. . Non-binary, A person who doesn't exclusively identify with the male or female gender. Gender Identity, How a person perceives and identifies themself. This can be the same or different from the sex they were assigned at birth. . Gender Binary, Considered an outdated system by many, gender is assigned to two strict categories: male or female. . Gender Dysphoria, Significant distress that is caused when a person's gender identity doesn't align with their assigned birth gender. . Gender Expression, The external appearance of one's gender identity which may or may not conform to socially-defined norms. . Gender-fluid, A person who has a fluid or unfixed gender identity