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Published Thu, Sep 4 20251:49 PM EDTUpdated 1 Min Ago

Key Points

  • New York Attorney General Letitia James connected Thursday appealed a court's determination to flip retired a $500 cardinal punishment connected President Donald Trump and his institution successful transportation with concern fraud.
  • The entreaty comes 2 weeks aft that punishment imposed by a Manhattan Supreme Court proceedings justice was voided by the First Judicial Department of the New York Supreme Court's Appellate Division.

New York Attorney General Letitia James holds a property league pursuing a ruling against erstwhile U.S. President Donald Trump ordering him to wage $354.9 cardinal and barring him from doing concern successful New York State for 3 years, successful the Manhattan borough of New York City, U.S., February 16, 2024. 

David Dee Delgado | Reuters

New York Attorney General Letitia James connected Thursday appealed a court's determination to flip retired a $500 cardinal punishment connected President Donald Trump and his institution successful transportation with concern fraud.

The entreaty comes 2 weeks aft that punishment imposed by a Manhattan Supreme Court proceedings justice was voided by the First Judicial Department of the New York Supreme Court's Appellate Division.

That tribunal said the good violated the U.S Constitution's Eighth Amendment, which prohibits "excessive fines."

James is asking the New York Court of Appeals — the state's highest tribunal — to reverse that decision.

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