Trump Seeks More Time to File CNN Cert Petition at Supreme Court
Donald Trump is back at the Supreme Court asking for more time in his CNN case. The latest filing, dated July 1, 2026, seeks a further extension of the deadline to file a petition for certiorari, pushing the due date to August 14 from the current July 15 deadline.
That July 15 date was already the product of an earlier extension granted on June 5, 2026, by Justice Clarence Thomas. The new application says counsel needs additional time because of other July obligations, including appellate briefing, trial dates and hearings, along with work tied to Trump’s duties as president.
The request does not change the underlying dispute. It is a procedural filing in Trump’s effort to seek Supreme Court review of the Eleventh Circuit’s judgment in the CNN defamation case. The docket shows the application pending as of the filing date.
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