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Emergency application for stay is dismissed as moot on Feb. 28, 2024.
Docket No. Argument Opinion Vote Author Term
23A745 TBD TBD TBD TBD OT 2023

Issue: Whether the Supreme Court should stay the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit's order for the district court to proceed with former President Donald Trump's criminal trial.

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DateProceedings and Orders (key to color coding)
Feb 12 2024Application (23A745) for a stay, submitted to The Chief Justice.
Feb 13 2024Response to application (23A745) requested by The Chief Justice, due February 20, 2024, by 4pm (EST).
Feb 13 2024Brief amicus curiae of Jon Danforth, J. Michael Luttig, Carter Phillips, Peter Keisler, Larry Thompson, Stuart Gerson, et al. filed.
Feb 13 2024Brief amicus curiae of Constitutional Law Scholars filed.
Feb 14 2024Response to application from respondent United States filed.
Feb 14 2024Brief amicus curiae of Protect Democracy Project filed.
Feb 15 2024Reply of applicant Donald J. Trump filed.
Feb 15 2024Brief amicus curiae of David Boyle filed.
Feb 16 2024Brief amicus curiae of Alabama and 21 Other States filed.
Feb 19 2024Brief amicus curiae of Christian Family Coalition filed.
Feb 19 2024Brief amicus curiae of Jeremy Bates filed.
Feb 20 2024Brief amicus curiae of Former Attorney General Edwin Meese III, Law Professors Steven Calabresi and Gary Lawson, and Citizens United filed.
Feb 28 2024Application (23A745) referred to the Court.
Feb 28 2024The application for a stay presented to The Chief Justice is referred by him to the Court. The Special Counsel’s request to treat the stay application as a petition for a writ of certiorari s granted (23-939), and that petition is granted limited to the following question: Whether and if so to what extent does a former President enjoy presidential immunity from criminal prosecution for conduct alleged to involve official acts during his tenure in office. Without expressing a view on the merits, this Court directs the Court of Appeals to continue withholding issuance of the mandate until the sending down of the judgment of this Court. The application for stay is dismissed as moot. The case will be set for oral argument during the week of April 22, 2024. Petitioner’s brief on the merits, and any amicus curiae briefs in support or in support of neither party, are to be filed on or before Tuesday, March 19, 2024. Respondent’s brief on the merits, and any amicus curiae briefs in support, are to be filed on or before Monday, April 8, 2024. The reply brief, if any, is to be filed on or before 5 p.m., Monday, April 15, 2024.