The justices agreed Wednesday to decide whether Trump enjoys “total immunity” from prosecution. The timing of that decision likely means a trial over Trump’s role in Jan. 6 won’t begin — much less end — before the election.

• There’s nothing Trump wants more in this case than a delay. If he wins in November and hasn’t been tried before Inauguration Day, there’s a good chance he never will be.
• “This could well be game over,” election law expert Rick Hasen wrote.