grant a stay

When TikTok parent company ByteDance unsuccessfully challenged the law before the Supreme Court, Trump asked the court to grant a stay of the ban so that his administration could consider whether or not to implement it.

The order states that the court will grant a stay of sentencing, agreed to by both Trump and Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg, but it remains unclear if the case will now be entirely dismissed.

Speaking in a folksy, conversational tone, Johnston gave a lengthy preamble, explaining his role in the process and how he was able to grant a stay so quickly.

Trump’s lawyers can also ask the appeals court to grant a stay without obtaining a bond or with a bond for a lower amount.

Now the former president is expected to appeal once more, and last week he asked the Supreme Court to grant a stay—keeping Smith’s case on pause—while he prepares to appeal.