Certiorari

Smith may have a good case, but it doesn't mean this Supreme Court will grant it.

...but hey, do what you want...you will anyway.

UPDATE 01:55 pm:  And they didn't.

UPDATE 09:01 pm:

I'd sure like to know what that is if it is.

UPDATE 12/23/2023:

[M]y dream scenario would be for SCOTUS to deny cert, the Appeals court to deny trump's motion for immunity, then for SCOTUS to deny cert again when appealed after that ruling. That would mean the Appeals court ruling would be the final ruling, and it would take the least amount of time.

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The [Appeals] court has set arguments for January 9th - lightning fast. They could render their decision anytime after the hearing on the 9th. Probably within a week, I'd wager.

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Something else to consider: whoever dissented here and would have granted cert did not say why. Sometimes we will see a note that says "Justices so and so would have granted cert and set an expedited briefing schedule." If the liberal justices were in the minority here, I would think they'd want to say so. If the conservative justices were in the minority here, I'd also think they'd want to talk about it (Thomas and Alito love to talk). But since no one dissented, and the court only issued a single statement, perhaps that means they're all in some kind of agreement here.

I hope the agreement is that trump isn't immune and they don't want to hear the case. [...] Seems to me - and I could be totally wrong here - if they wanted to hear this case, they could have granted cert now and set a schedule. [...] I say that because if they WANT to hear the case, but denied cert to hear it before the appeals court rules, I feel like we would have heard a dissent.

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It may be as simple as all the justices being in agreement that they want to see what the Appeals court does, but again, I feel like if SCOTUS were slow-walking this, the liberal justices would have spoken up.

  Mueller, She Wrote

Well, fingers crossed.

It's also of note that the Appeals court can lift the stay on the DC trial pending an appeal to SCOTUS. But if that doesn't happen, and SCOTUS eventually grants cert, this trial will be likely be pushed into the early summer. Even if they deny cert a second time and let the appellate ruling stand, I think it will still be difficult to keep the March 4 trial date.

But don't forget, Alvin Bragg is ready to go in March with the felony hush money case in Manhattan.