At least three court cases touching legal issues that could affect special counsel Jack Smith’s approach are ripe for rulings from the DC Circuit.
But the start of the new DC Circuit term in early September puts additional pressure on the circuit judges to clear out their opinions in lingering cases.
Can investigators access data on the phone of a congressman who aided in Trump’s election reversal attempts?
The DC Circuit has yet to decide whether investigators can access certain data from a phone of Perry’s that the FBI seized a year ago.
However, Smith’s case as a criminal prosecution differs to the approach taken by the civil litigants in other ways.
Persons:
Donald Trump, Jack Smith’s, Tanya Chutkan, Trump, Scott Perry, There’s, Smith, rioter Thomas Robertson, “ dishonestly, Karen Henderson, Nina Pillard, Florence Pan, Barack Obama, Joe Biden, Perry, Jeffrey Clark, Gregory Katsas, Neomi Rao, Ronald Reagan, Henderson, –, Sri Srinivasan, Katsas, Judith Rogers, Obama, Bill Clinton
Organizations:
CNN, US, DC Circuit, Republican, Capitol, Trump, Department, FBI, Pennsylvania Republican, Democratic, Justice Department
Locations:
Washington ,, Pennsylvania