Appeals court finds ‘undue delay’ in Cannon’s handling of litigation over Jack Smith report

Delay (previous value) one of the features U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon’s handling of the case secret documents case in Florida. This theme continues after that dismissed the case last year for failing to decide on long-pending motions for the release of special counsel Jack Smith’s report on the matter. blocked in January.

On Monday, the federal appeals court covering Florida issued an order setting a two-month deadline for Cannon to decide. One one page orderA three-judge panel noted that the Trump-appointed trial judge had requests for release pending months ago, but “did not make any further decisions or take any other action regarding the pending requests.”

The panel said this amounted to “undue delay” and gave the judge another 60 days to decide.

American Surveillance And Knight First Amendment Institute Officials at Columbia University are pushing for the release of Smith’s report.

Depending on Cannon’s final decision, the matter may return earlier on appeal in district court. previously reversed Trump’s handling of the case over the documents before he was impeached. After Cannon dismissed the case last year on the grounds He appealed to the district court, claiming that Smith had been unlawfully appointed, but before the court ordered Cannon’s dismissal, Smith withdrew the objection Citing the Justice Department’s policy against suing sitting presidents after Trump wins the 2024 election.

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