1/Supreme Court tells Jack Smith no--they won't jump over the court of appeals and consider Trump's immunity motion expeditiously 
2/This is bad news for Judge Chutkan's March trial date, because even if the court of appeals rules quickly, Trump gets 90 days to file for cert, and he can ask for the full appellate court to rehear the appeal en banc, with all of the judges present, as an intermediary step.
Special Counsel laid out the potential for delay is his reply brief yesterday
4/One possibility is for SCOTUS to take the case immediately following a ruling by the court of appeals, without delay. Smith asked them to treat the appeal that way if they denied his request, and they don't seem to have ruled in that regard today.
5/Some folks are speculating SCOTUS could let the court of appeals rule & just affirm them. That is a possibility, but this is a major question of first impression involving presidential immunity & that would be surprising, perhaps even an abdication of responsibility.
6/One ray of hope here for those concerned about delay: no Justice dissented from the denial of cert in advance of judgment. Perhaps that signals some sort of undisclosed understanding on the Court to handle the matter quickly. But really, we have no clarity about what to expect.
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