The Brief Tiffany Haddish is officially headed to a Georgia courtroom Aug. 10 after a judge rejected her legal team's push to throw out her multi-year DUI case. The judge's recent ruling placed partial blame for the lengthy timeline back on the defense, citing a mix of scheduling conflicts and personal travel. With new motions filed, both sides face an altered legal landscape as the case finally moves to trial.



Comedian and actor Tiffany Haddish is scheduled to stand trial next month after a Fayette County judge denied her push to have a long-delayed driving under the influence case thrown out.

Judge Jason B. Thompson issued an order rejecting Haddish's motion to dismiss, which claimed her constitutional right to a speedy trial had been violated. Following the ruling, the court officially scheduled her trial date.

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What we know:

Haddish's trial is now strictly set for Aug. 10 at 8:30 a.m. in Fayette County State Court.

Judge Thompson denied the defense's motion to dismiss, ruling against their arguments that the lengthy timeline caused  actual and tangible prejudice  to Haddish's life and career. The court found that the defense failed to show enough evidence of concrete harm to outweigh the legal standards of the delay. Furthermore, the state filed an additional motion in limine and a motion to compel, trying to block any expert defense witnesses whose underlying data was not previously disclosed and approved.

Haddish faces seven misdemeanor counts, including DUI alcohol, DUI drugs, driving under the influence of multiple substances, DUI per se, failure to obey a traffic control device, improper stopping on a roadway, and a parking violation.

The backstory:

The charges stem from an early morning incident on Jan. 14, 2022, when Peachtree City police officers arrested Haddish after receiving a report of a driver asleep at the wheel.

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The case has dragged on for nearly 52 months. In May 2026, Haddish's legal

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