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 14 legal and political dates as of now: 

1. Thursday, August 29, 2024

• Blassingame: Trump shall file a status report updating the court on his efforts to obtain records from the Secret Service and the DC Metropolitan Police Department 
• GA (Meadows SCOTUS): 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, August 30, 2024 

• DC Election Interference: Parties to file a status report that proposes, jointly to the extent possible, a schedule for pretrial proceedings moving forward, and, if necessary, the parties may explain any disagreements in separate sections of the report
• NY Civil Fraud Appeal: Defendants reply brief due in support of their appeal from Sept. 2023 summary judgment and Feb. 2024 final decision and judgment 

3. Monday, September 2, 2024

• MAL 11th Cir.: Amicus curiae briefs in support of gov’t appeal from Judge Cannon dismissing the indictment based on the alleged unlawful appointment and funding of Special Counsel Jack Smith, or in support of neither party, due (per FRAP 29(a)(6))

4. Thursday, September 5, 2024

• DC Election Interference: Status conference at 10 AM

5. Friday, September 6, 2024

• Carroll II: Oral argument at 10 AM before 2nd Cir. Court of Appeals on Trump appeal of May 2023 jury verdict 

6. Friday, September 13, 2024

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

7. Monday, September 16, 2024

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

8. Tuesday, September 17, 2024 

• Blassingame: Post-Discovery Conference at 9 AM

9. Wednesday, September 18, 2024

• NY Election Interference: Trump sentencing at 10 AM

10. Wednesday, September 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 (per FRAP 31(a)(1))

11. Thursday, September 26, 2024

• NY Civil Fraud Appeal: Oral argument in defendants appeal from Sept. 2023 summary judgment and Feb. 2024 final decision and judgment 

12. Wednesday, October 2, 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))

13. Wednesday, October 16, 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))

14. Thursday, December 5, 2024

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

For the legal filings and other materials in the cases see our Trump Trials Clearinghouse.

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 will 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.

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

Please note, the archived calendar highlights deadlines that were stayed in DC district court during Trump’s presidential immunity appeal in bold and purple. 

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)
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 of 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 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)

* 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. As it stands, Chutkan has stayed deadlines for the government’s motion in limine and the defendant’s motion for a CIPA Section 6(a) hearing, and will set additional deadlines following the September 5 status conference.

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 August 27, 2024):

Thursday, August 29, 2024

• Blassingame: Trump shall file a status report updating the court on his efforts to obtain records from the Secret Service and the DC Metropolitan Police Department 

Monday, September 2, 2024

• MAL 11th Cir.: Amicus curiae briefs in support of gov’t appeal from Judge Cannon dismissing the indictment based on the alleged unlawful appointment and funding of Special Counsel Jack Smith, or in support of neither party, due (per FRAP 29(a)(6)) [The government filed its appeal brief on August 26, a day ahead of the original August 27 deadline, which has shifted the deadlines for subsequent filings. Amicus briefs supporting the government’s appeal or remaining neutral are now due by September 2, with Trump’s appellee brief due on September 25. Amicus briefs in support of Trump are due by October 2, and the government’s reply brief is now set for October 16.]

Wednesday, September 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 (per FRAP 31(a)(1))

Thursday, September 26, 2024

• NY Civil Fraud Appeal: Oral argument in defendants appeal from Sept. 2023 summary judgment and Feb. 2024 final decision and judgment 

Tuesday, October 1, 2024

• Vice Presidential Debate (CBS News)

Wednesday, October 2, 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))

Wednesday, October 16, 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))

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)