Master Calendar of Trump Court Dates: Criminal and Civil Cases

First published on September 5, 2023 and continually updated.

While the full calendar below tracks many events, here are the top 16 legal and political dates as of now: 

1. Thursday, October 3, 2024

• DC Election Interference: Trump supplement to his motion to dismiss based on statutory grounds is due by 5 PM
• GA Meadows (SCOTUS Removal): DA Willis response due to Mark Meadows petition to the U.S. Supreme Court for a writ of certiorari to the 11th Cir. decision dismissing his removal appeal 

2. Friday, October 4, 2024

• Blassingame: Joint Status Report as to the status of immunity-related discovery

3. Thursday, October 10, 2024

• DC Election Interference: Trump shall file under seal any objections to the proposed redactions in appendix to gov’t Sept. 27 motion for “Immunity Determinations” by 5 PM 

4. Monday, October 14, 2024

• NY Removal 2d Cir.: Trump opening brief due in his 2d Cir. appeal from Hellerstein, J. order denying leave to file second notice of removal 

5. Thursday, October 17, 2024

• DC Election Interference: Trump response to gov’t opening brief on Presidential Immunity and Trump renewed motion to dismiss based on Presidential Immunity are due by 5 PM; and gov’t response to Trump supplement to his motion to dismiss based on statutory grounds is due by 5 PM

6. Thursday, October 24, 2024

• DC Election Interference: Trump request for leave to file a motion to dismiss based on the Appointments and Appropriations Clauses is due by 5 PM

7. Friday, October 25, 2024

• MAL 11th Cir.: Trump appellee brief due in gov’t appeal from Judge Cannon order dismissing the indictment based on the alleged unlawful appointment and funding of Special Counsel Jack Smith

8. Monday, October 28, 2024

• Blassingame: Deadline for the completion of immunity-related discovery

9. Tuesday, October 29, 2024

• DC Election Interference: Gov’t reply in support of its opening brief on Presidential Immunity and gov’t opposition to Trump renewed motion to dismiss based on Presidential Immunity are due by 5 PM

10. Thursday, October 31, 2024

• DC Election Interference: Gov’t opposition to Trump request for leave to file a motion to dismiss based on the Appointments and Appropriations Clauses is due by 5 PM
• Blassingame: Post-Discovery Conference at 10 AM

11. Friday, November 1, 2024

• MAL 11th Cir.: Amicus curiae briefs due in support of Trump in gov’t appeal from Judge Cannon order dismissing the indictment based on the alleged unlawful appointment and funding of Special Counsel Jack Smith (per FRAP 29(a)(6))

12. Thursday, November 7, 2024

• DC Election Interference: Trump reply brief in support of request for leave to file a motion to dismiss based on the Appointments and Appropriations Clauses is due by 5 PM

13. Tuesday, November 12, 2024

• NY Election Interference: Justice Merchan to issue a decision on Trump motion to set aside the jury’s guilty verdicts based on the U.S. Supreme Court’s Presidential Immunity decision

14. Friday, November 15, 2024

• MAL 11th Cir.: Gov’t reply brief, if any, due in its appeal from Judge Cannon order dismissing the indictment based on the alleged unlawful appointment and funding of Special Counsel Jack Smith (per FRAP 31(a)(1))

15. Tuesday, November 26, 2024

• NY Election Interference: Trump sentencing

16. Thursday, December 5, 2024

• GA Disqualification: Oral argument at 10:30 AM before GA Court of Appeals on Trump et al, appeal from Judge McAfee’s order declining to disqualify DA Willis

With this edition of the Master Calendar, we’ve made several changes to improve readability and reflect the major changes in Trump’s legal and political affairs. The Master Calendar now comprises two separate calendars: the first covering August 2024 through January 2025, and an archived calendar below it spanning September 2023 through July 2024. Additionally, we’ve updated the abbreviations for certain cases in the Key of Cases, specifically the DC 2020 Election Interference Case and the Georgia removal cases. These changes are reflected only in the new calendar.

We have also added new appeals to the Master Calendar. First, Trump’s classified documents case in Florida: On July 15, 2024, Judge Cannon granted Trump’s motion to dismiss the superseding indictment based on the alleged unlawful appointment and funding of Special Counsel Jack Smith. The government filed its notice of appeal to the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals two days later, and the briefing schedule is now set. Second, Mark Meadows has petitioned the U.S. Supreme Court for a writ of certiorari following the 11th Circuit’s decision to dismiss his bid to move his state criminal case in Georgia to federal court. Third, the defendants in the New York civil fraud case have filed appeals against Justice Engoron’s September 2023 summary judgment and his February 2024 final decision. The Appellate Division, First Department, has granted NY Attorney General Letitia James’s request to consolidate these appeals, which now proceed with a single record and set of briefs. Fourth, defendants are appealing Judge McAfee’s order regarding their motions to disqualify DA Willis. Although each appellant has an individual case number and docket, all oral arguments will be heard together. The respective dockets (Case numbers A24A1595-A24A1602) can be accessed here. Fifth, Trump is again seeking to remove to federal court Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg’s state prosecution. On August 29, Donald Trump filed a purported second notice of removal in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York. However, the filing was rejected as deficient because he had not sought permission to file the untimely notice. Trump later requested leave from Judge Hellerstein, which was denied. He then appealed to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, and his opening brief is due October 14, 2024. 

Additionally, following the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in Trump’s presidential immunity appeal, on August 2, 2024, the Court filed a judgment vacating the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals judgment that denied Trump’s presidential immunity argument and remanded the case to the D.C. Circuit. On the same day, the D.C. Circuit issued its formal mandate to the district court, with Judge Chutkan regaining jurisdiction over the case. The Court’s September 5 scheduling order states, “All pretrial deadlines, except as specifically provided by the court here and in its classified orders, are STAYED. In the interests of justice, the time beginning August 2, 2024, and continuing through October 24, 2024, shall be excluded from the computation of time under the Speedy Trial Act.”

Finally, please note that during a period when the Master Calendar was not updated, additional briefing and other deadlines were set in several cases. Most of these deadlines are not reflected in either of the calendars below as they have either passed, been stayed, or are no longer applicable due to the cases being on appeal.

Turning to the full calendar below, it is largely self-explanatory for readers who simply want to dive in. However, the following keys allow readers to make maximum use of the information it contains.

Color and Format Key:

• Criminal Cases: Blue background 
• Civil Cases: Green background 
• Political dates (including Republican debates, caucuses, primaries, and convention): Red background
• Most important dates: Their above background color and bold with red text

Key of Cases: 

1. DC 2020 Election Interference Case (DC Election Interference): United States v. Donald J. Trump (1:23-cr-00257) (criminal)
2. New York 2016 Election Interference Case (NY Election Interference): The People of the State of New York v. Donald J. Trump (IND-71543-23) (criminal)
   • Second Removal Attempt / District Court, S.D. New York (SDNY Removal): People of The State of New York v. Donald J. Trump (1:23-cv-03773) (criminal)
   • Appeal from SDNY Denying Leave to File Second Removal Notice / 2d Cir. (NY Removal 2d Cir.): People of The State of New York v. Donald J. Trump (24-2299) (criminal)
3. Mar-a-Lago Classified Documents Case (MAL): United States v. Donald J. Trump, et al. (9:23-cr-80101) (criminal)
   • Appointment and Funding of Special Counsel Jack Smith / 11th Cir. Appeal (MAL 11th Cir.): United States v. Donald J. Trump, et al. (24-12311) (criminal)  
4. Jan. 6th Civil Immunity Case (Blassingame): Barbara Lee, et al. v. Donald J. Trump, et al. (1:21-cv-00400) (civil)
5. New York Civil Fraud Case (NY Civil Fraud): The People of the State of New York, by Letitia James, Attorney General of the State of New York v. Donald J. Trump, et al. (452564/2022) (civil)
   • Appeal from Summary Judgment and Final Decision and Judgment / Appellate Division, First Dept. (NY Civil Fraud Appeal): The People of the State of New York, by Letitia James, Attorney General of the State of New York v. Donald J. Trump, et al. (2023-04925) (civil appeal)
6. Georgia 2020 Election Interference Case (GA Election Interference): The State of Georgia v. Donald J. Trump, et al. (23SC188947) (criminal)
   • Disqualification of DA Willis Appeal / GA Court of Appeals (GA Disqualification): Donald J. Trump, et al. v. The State of Georgia (A22A1599) (appeal)
   • Mark Meadows Federal Removal / District Court (Meadows (GA Removal)): The State of Georgia v. Mark Meadows (1:23-cv-03621) (removal)
     • Mark Meadows Federal Removal / 11th Cir. (Meadows (11th Cir. Removal)): The State of Georgia v. Mark Meadows (23-12958) (removal appeal)
     • Mark Meadows Federal Removal / U.S. Supreme Court (Meadows (SCOTUS Removal)): Mark Meadows v. The State of Georgia (24-97) (removal appeal)
   • Jeffrey Clark Federal Removal / District Court (Clark (GA Removal)): The State of Georgia v. Jeffrey Clark (1:23-cv-03721) (removal)
     • Jeffrey Clark Federal Removal / 11th Cir. (Clark (11th Cir. Removal)): The State of Georgia v. Jeffrey Clark (23-13368) (removal appeal)
   • David Shafer Federal Removal / District Court (Shafer (GA Removal)): The State of Georgia v. David Shafer (1:23-cv-03720) (removal)
     • David Shafer Federal Removal / 11th Cir. (Shafer (11th Cir. Removal)): The State of Georgia v. David Shafer (23-13360) (removal appeal)
   • Cathleen Latham Federal Removal / District Court (Latham (GA Removal)): The State of Georgia v. Cathleen Latham (1:23-cv-03803) (removal)
     • Cathleen Latham Federal Removal / 11th Cir. (Latham (11th Cir. Removal)): The State of Georgia v. Cathleen Latham (23-13362) (removal appeal)
   • Shawn Still Federal Removal / District Court (Still (GA Removal)): The State of Georgia v. Shawn Still (1:23-cv-03792) (removal)
     • Shawn Still Federal Removal / 11th Cir. (Still (11th Cir. Removal)): The State of Georgia v. Shawn Still (23-13361) (removal appeal)
   • Kenneth Chesebro Case (GA (Chesebro)): The State of Georgia v. Kenneth Chesebro (23SC188947) (criminal)
   • Sidney Powell Case (GA (Powell)): The State of Georgia v. Sidney Powell (23SC188947) (criminal)
7. E. Jean Carroll Suit I (Carroll I): E. Jean Carroll v. Donald J. Trump (1:20-cv-07311) (civil)
8. E. Jean Carroll Suit II (Carroll II): E. Jean Carroll v. Donald J. Trump (1:22-cv-10016) (civil)
   • Carroll II May 2023 Jury Verdict Appeal / 2d Cir. (Carroll II Appeal): E. Jean Carroll v. Donald J. Trump  (23-793) (civil appeal)
9. Jan. 6th Rioters US Supreme Challenge to Scope of 18 U.S.C. § 1512(c)(2) (Fischer): Joseph Fischer v. United States (23-5572) (criminal)
10. Trump Colorado US Supreme Court 14th Amendment Challenge (Trump Colorado SCOTUS 14A): Donald J. Trump v. Norma Anderson, et al. (23-719) (civil)
11. Colorado Republican Party US Supreme Court 14th Amendment Challenge (Colorado GOP SCOTUS 14A): Colorado Republican State Central Committee v. Norma Anderson, et al. (23-696) (civil)
12. Maine 14th Amendment Challenge (Maine 14A): Donald J. Trump v. Shenna Bellow, Secretary of State of Maine, et al. (AP-24-01 & Ken-24-24) (civil)
13. Oregon Supreme Court 14th Amendment Challenge (Oregon 14A): Mary Nelson, et al. v. Secretary of State of Oregon (S070658) (civil)
14. 9th Cir. 14th Amendment Challenge from D. Ariz. (9th Cir./D. Ariz. 14A): John Castro v. Arizona Secretary of State, Donald J. Trump, et al. (23-3960) (civil)
15. 4th Cir. 14th Amendment Challenge from S.D.W. Va. (4th Cir./S.D.W. Va. 14A): John Castro v. West Virginia Secretary of State (24-1040) (civil)
16. 11th Cir. 14th Amendment Challenge from S.D. Fla. (11th Cir./S.D. Fla. 14A): John Castro v. Donald J. Trump (23-12111) (civil)
17. Massachusetts State Ballot Law Commission 14th Amendment Challenge (Massachusetts 14A): Bruce Chafee, et al. v. Massachusetts State Ballot Law Commission, Donald J. Trump, et al. (SJC-13549 & SJ-2024-0032) (civil)
18. Illinois State Board of Elections 14th Amendment Challenge (Illinois 14A): Steven Anderson, et al. v. Donald J. Trump, et al. (24 SOEB GP 517, 2024COEL000013 & 1-24-0282) (civil)

For those who are checking our calendar frequently, and simply want to know what the most recent updates are since the prior version we published, those updates are listed below. We intend to update the calendar as the legal schedules continue to evolve. We welcome readers’ feedback and additional information at (email address). 

Please note that all times are in EST. 

NB: Samara Angel and Beth Markman also contributed to co-authoring previous versions of this calendar.

Today’s calendar updates (added October 1, 2024):

Thursday, October 3, 2024

• GA Meadows (SCOTUS Removal): DA Willis response due to Mark Meadows petition to the U.S. Supreme Court for a writ of certiorari to the 11th Cir. decision dismissing his removal appeal 

Thursday, October 10, 2024

• DC Election Interference: Trump shall file under seal any objections to the proposed redactions in appendix to gov’t Sept. 27 motion for “Immunity Determinations” by 5 PM

The Calendar is available in two formats: As a standalone PDF (click here) and as a Scribd document below.

IMAGE: Former U.S. President Donald Trump arrives at Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport on August 24, 2023 in Atlanta, Georgia.  (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)