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Supreme Court declines to issue expedited ruling on

Trump immunity case
The Supreme Court didn't give an explanation or vote count
By Bill Mears , Shannon Bream , Adam Sabes Fox News

Published December 22, 2023 2:45pm EST

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The Supreme Court has declined Friday to issue an expedited ruling on whether former
President Trump has immunity from prosecution related to the 2020 election interference
case.

Appellate courts are hearing the immunity case, but the Supreme Court ruled on Friday
that it would proceed as normal.

Trump's criminal trial in Washington, D.C. was scheduled to begin on March 4, but it's
unclear if the Supreme Court ruling will force a delay. Special Counsel Jack Smith initially
asked the Supreme Court to expedite arguments in the presidential immunity case.

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit has already indicated it would expedite its
consideration of the immunity case.

FEDERAL JUDGE DENIES TRUMP'S CLAIM OF PRESIDENTIAL IMMUNITY IN SPECIAL

COUNSEL JACK SMITH'S JAN. 6 CASE

Former President Donald Trump speaks at a campaign rally Dec. 16 in Durham, N.H. (AP Photo/Reba Saldanha)

Trump's legal team earlier this week filed a written response to Smith's request, urging the
Supreme Court not to rush things.

"This appeal presents momentous, historic questions," the brief states. "An erroneous
denial of a claim of presidential immunity from criminal prosecution unquestionably
warrants this Court’s review. The Special Counsel contends that ‘[i]t is of imperative public
importance that respondent’s claims of immunity be resolved by this Court.'"

TRUMP IS NOT IMMUNE FROM CIVIL LAWSUITS RELATED TO JAN. 6, FEDERAL

APPEALS COURT RULES

Special Counsel Jack Smith arrives to give remarks on a recently unsealed indictment including four felony counts against
former President Donald Trump on Aug. 1, in Washington, D.C. (Drew Angerer/Getty Images/File)

"That does not entail, however, that the Court should take the case before the lower courts
complete their review. Every jurisdictional and prudential consideration calls for this Court
to allow the appeal to proceed first in the D.C. Court."

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