Supreme Court Declines to Fast-Track Special Counsel Petition, Handing Trump a Win

President Trump’s case will now continue in the appeals court.

Republican presidential candidate and former U.S. President Donald Trump looks on during a campaign event in Waterloo, Iowa, on Dec. 19, 2023. Scott Olson/Getty Images

The U.S. Supreme Court rejected on Friday a petition by special counsel Jack Smith for an immediate review of a defense in one of two cases he is prosecuting against former President Donald Trump.

“Petition for a writ of certiorari before judgment denied,” the unsigned order reads.