Trump Judge Sets October Briefing Deadlines in Election Case.

A federal judge overseeing the 2020 election-interference prosecution against Donald Trump has set deadlines for the next phase of the case, rejecting a longer schedule proposed by Trump's lawyers. The judge ordered both prosecutors and the defense to file briefs by late October on whether the revised version of the indictment can withstand a new presidential immunity test set by the US Supreme Court. Trump's legal team had opposed letting the government go first, arguing that it would allow prosecutors to control the release of information and evidence before the election. The case was initially filed last year and was paused as the Supreme Court considered whether Trump was entitled to immunity from criminal charges. [Extracted from the article]