Supreme Court Will Review Trump’s Immunity Claim

The United States Supreme Court will review former president Donald Trump’s claim that he is immune from criminal prosecution. The Court announced its decision this afternoon.

It is expected that the Court will schedule the immunity case for argument in late April — probably the week of April 22. That makes it likely that the justices will decide the case in late June.

This makes the prospect of a trial prior to Election Day of Biden Justice Department special counsel Jack Smith’s 2020 election-interference charges against Trump more remote — though not impossible.

The Court is clearly expediting the immunity appeal. Trump wanted the Court to stay the proceedings and agree to entertain a petition for certiorari — what would have been a subsequent request by the former president for the justices to review the D.C. Circuit’s denial of Trump’s immunity claim. That would have put a decision on the merits off until next year.