The one-page order by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit sets an aggressive timeline for the case, ordering that multiple rounds of paper briefs by the DOJ and Trump wrap up by Nov. 17.
The Atlanta-based appeals court previously handed the DOJ a temporary victory in the case, agreeing to partially block a judge’s order that would have halted federal investigators from reviewing 100 classified documents that were among the records taken in August from Trump’s Mar-a-Lago residence.
In a related development on Tuesday, Trump asked the Supreme Court to reverse the 11th Circuit’s interim ruling while the appeal plays out. The government’s response to the justices is due Tuesday.