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The Supreme Court’s Feb. 28 order agreed to hear Donald Trump’s immunity claim and kept the D.C. Circuit’s mandate on hold. The March 4 trial date had already been vacated on Feb. 2, so the order added appellate delay rather than causing the first postponement.
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The Supreme Court’s Feb. 28 order agreed to hear Donald Trump’s immunity claim and kept the D.C. Circuit’s mandate on hold. The March 4 trial date had already been vacated on Feb. 2, so the order added appellate delay rather than causing the first postponement.
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The Supreme Court’s Feb. 28 order agreed to hear Donald Trump’s immunity claim and kept the D.C. Circuit’s mandate on hold. The March 4 trial date had already been vacated on Feb. 2, so the order added appellate delay rather than causing the first postponement.
February 19 brought more amicus filings in Donald Trump’s stay application, not a Supreme Court merits ruling. The justices granted review and paused the mandate nine days later, on February 28, 2024.
As of Feb. 17, 2024, Trump’s request to stay the D.C. Circuit mandate was still pending, and the Supreme Court had not yet issued any order.
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