The U.S. Supreme Courtroom agreed to listen to former President Trump’s declare of immunity and set the case for expedited briefing. Oral argument will likely be held throughout the week of April 22.
The textual content of the order follows:
The applying for a keep introduced to The Chief Justice is referred by him to the Courtroom. The Particular Counsel’s request to deal with the keep software as a petition for a writ of certiorari is granted, and that petition is granted restricted to the next query: Whether or not and in that case to what extent does a former President take pleasure in presidential immunity from felony prosecution for conduct alleged to contain official acts throughout his tenure in workplace. With out expressing a view on the deserves, this Courtroom directs the Courtroom of Appeals to proceed withholding issuance of the mandate till the sending down of the judgment of this Courtroom. The applying for a keep is dismissed as moot.
The case will likely be set for oral argument throughout the week of April 22, 2024. Petitioner’s transient on the deserves, and any amicus curiae briefs in assist or in assist of neither celebration, are to be filed on or earlier than Tuesday, March 19, 2024. Respondent’s transient on the deserves, and any amicus curiae briefs in assist, are to be filed on or earlier than Monday, April 8, 2024. The reply transient, if any, is to be filed on or earlier than 5 p.m., Monday, April 15, 2024.