Trump is roadblocked by the state appeals to the court, so he can't go any further within the state's legal system.
The state is literally making Trump sell his home in order to appeal the seizure of his home. That has to go directly to the federal court on 8th amendment grounds.
-PJ
That's the way I see it. Trump could appeal with an 8th Amendment argument, but bonding companies are afraid to pay the bond, perhaps because NY State is utterly corrupt, and because the NY economy's future is unknown. As I understand it, NY law requires payment or a bond before an appeal is allowed. Catch-22.