New York's highest court on Thursday declined to block Donald Trump's sentencing in his hush money case, leaving the U.S. Supreme Court as the president-elect's likely last option to prevent it from taking place as scheduled on Friday.

New York’s highest court on Thursday rejected President-elect Donald Trump’s bid to postpone his sentencing in the hush money case, leaving the US Supreme Court as his last chance to delay Friday’s scheduled hearing.

Hours before the petition was filed, the president-elect spoke on the phone with Samuel Alito, who clarified that the impending appeal was not mentioned during the call.