The process to determine an individual's competency to stand trial is long and full of bottlenecks. A state commission is reviewing how to improve that process.

As of 2014, when Jarkesy's administrative trial began, ALJs had never ruled against the SEC. Conversely, the agency had won only 61 percent of cases brought in Article III courts.

Superior Court, the California Court of Appeal recognized that "the due process implications" of the preference trial "have not yet been decided" and "it may not be possible to bring the matter to ...

FILE - Former President Donald Trump, center, appears in court for his arraignment, Tuesday, April 4, 2023, in New York. A dozen Manhattan residents are soon to become the first Americans ever to ...

These three due-process precepts—notice, meaningful opportunity to defend, and proof of all elements—were absent in Mr. Trump’s trial.

Chutkan said in her order that the trial date of March 4, 2024, could be affected, and that she would reconsider that date when the appeals process has concluded.

If the appeals court decides in Mr. Trump’s favor, Mr. Smith’s office would almost certainly challenge the loss in front of the Supreme Court, assuming the justices agreed to hear it.