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The district court presiding over this case rejected respondent’s constitutional arguments and has sched- uled trial for March 4, 2024. Respondent’s notice of ap- peal, however, suspends trial proceedings, see Griggs v. Provident Consumer Disc. Co., 459 U.S. 56, 58 (1982) (per curiam), and respondent has moved for a stay of all proceedings in the district court while his appeal is pending, see D. Ct. Doc. 178 (Dec. 7, 2023). It is of par- amount public importance that respondent’s claims of immunity be resolved as expeditiously as possible— and, if respondent is not immune, that he receive a fair and speedy trial on these charges. The public, respond- ent, and the government are entitled to nothing less. Yet if this case proceeds through the ordinary—and even a highly expedited—appellate process, it is unclear