Lil Durk’s August Murder-for-Hire Trial on Track as Judge Scolds Prosecutor: ‘You Had Over a Year’

A federal judge rejected prosecutors' "obvious" strategy to delay the Chicago rapper's trial and bolster the case with new charges.

Lil Durk performs during iHeart Powerhouse 105.1 at Prudential Center on October 28, 2023 in Newark, New Jersey.

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Lil Durk is still set to go before a Los Angeles jury next month in a federal murder-for-hire case, despite prosecutors’ attempt to delay the trial with new charges and evidence about alleged gang activity in Chicago.

Judge Michael W. Fitzgerald ruled on Tuesday (July 14) that the rapper (Durk Banks) will go to trial as scheduled on Aug. 20. During a hearing earlier in the day, where Billboard was present, the judge sharply admonished prosecutors for tacking on additional charges last month and then requesting to push back Durk’s already-delayed trial.