Justice Samuel Alito handled the denial on behalf of the full court, marking the second time this year the justices have upheld the restrictions. There were no additional comments or notes from the justices, according to an orders list.

The contentious gag order was imposed ahead of the criminal trial in New York earlier this year before Trump’s May conviction on 34 felony counts of falsifying business records stemming from hush money payments made to porn star Stormy Daniels during his 2016 presidential campaign.

Judge Juan Merchan, who presided over the trial, partially lifted portions of the gag order earlier this year but maintained provisions aimed at protecting court personnel and jurors.

Trump, however, has continued to challenge the remaining restrictions, arguing they infringe on his First Amendment rights.

The Supreme Court’s decision follows an earlier attempt by Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey (R-MO) to challenge the gag order on behalf of the state’s voters.

Trump’s legal team asked Merchan to dismiss the conviction last week, citing the words President Joe Biden recently used when issuing a sweeping pardon for his own son, Hunter Biden. The president said his son had been “selectively, and unfairly, prosecuted” and that “raw politics has infected this process,” and Trump’s lawyers argued his remarks are similarly applicable to the criminal case in New York.

Merchan has delayed Trump’s sentencing, previously scheduled for Nov. 26, while he considers arguments from both sides on whether the president-elect is immune from criminal prosecution.

If the case is not dismissed, it remains in question whether the conviction will stand as Trump reenters the Oval Office. Both of Trump’s federal criminal cases have been dismissed, which he points to in legal documents seeking to overturn the New York conviction. Trump is also attempting to throw out an indictment in Georgia accusing him of attempting to subvert Fulton County’s 2020 election results.

Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg, who brought the hush money case, is expected to file a motion on Monday explaining why the conviction should stand and has hinted that sentencing could even resume after Trump’s term ends in 2029.