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.

President-elect Donald Trump's legal team is awaiting a potential decision from the Supreme Court to delay his sentencing in the "hush money" case. CBS News legal contributor Caroline Polisi has more.

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 Supreme Court as Trump’s last chance to stop his Friday sentencing.