Trump said he would plead not guilty in a court filing earlier this week, and he authorized his attorneys to state the plea during the Thursday hearing in Washington. The former president is not present at the hearing in federal court, having waived his right to appear.

The plea was in response to special counsel Jack Smith‘s superseding indictment for alleged crimes related to Trump’s attempts to overturn the 2020 election. Smith refiled the charges, which include the same four felony charges, after the Supreme Court’s landmark decision on presidential immunity in July. The high court ruling found presidents have immunity for official acts but not unofficial acts while in office.

Trump has claimed the superseding indictment filed by the Justice Department “violated its own policy” because of how close it was filed to the presidential election.

The hearing on Thursday before District Judge Tanya Chutkan is slated to address the next steps for the case, which was paused while the Supreme Court weighed the former president’s presidential immunity case earlier this year. The court session could help determine the case’s schedule as the Nov. 5 election approaches.

Trump’s next pivotal court date comes on Sept. 16, when Judge Juan Merchan will consider the former president’s argument that his conviction in the New York hush money case should be thrown out based on the Supreme Court’s presidential immunity ruling.

The sentencing for that case is scheduled for Sept. 18, but it could be delayed if Merchan approves Trump’s request for a delay.