Just Security: First published on September 5, 2023, last updated on October 2, 2023 – “Following a series of recent court developments, former President Donald Trump’s 2023-24 legal schedule is coming into focus, as is his political one. In the calendar below, we capture significant events in both domains—and how they interrelate. The busy legal schedule includes cases in which Trump is a criminal or civil defendant. The first major date is Monday, October 2, 2023, with New York Attorney General Letitia James’ civil fraud lawsuit. The trials then cascade throughout 2024, starting with the second E. Jean Carroll case in January and reaching a crescendo with the federal election interference trial in DC in March, followed by the federal classified documents trial in Florida in May. Perceptions of the former president and his conduct will also be shaped by other major cases in which his co-defendants are going to trial, likely without him. One example is the speedy trial set at attorneys Ken Chesebro and Sidney Powell’s request in the Fulton County election interference case, which is now scheduled for late October 2023 and will be nationally televised if it remains in state court (as now appears overwhelmingly likely with the failure of efforts by others to remove the case). As if that active legal schedule were not enough, it will all transpire alongside the election calendar with the primary season beginning in early 2024. We are publishing this calendar to track both the legal and political milestones and to understand the interaction of the case schedules with each other and with the political dates. While the full calendar tracks hundreds of events, here are the top 12 legal and political dates we have identified as of now…”