TATE EXTRADITION: WHAT HAPPENS NEXT? Andrew and Tristan Tate now have dates for their final US extradition hearings. Andrew’s will take place on 19 November. Tristan’s will follow on 20 November. The court rejected their request for the two cases to be heard together. The Tates argued that there was substantial overlap in the evidence and issues. The US Government opposed consolidation, pointing to the differences between the cases and the evidence against each brother. The judge agreed that they should be considered separately. The brothers remain in federal custody in Miami. They have also filed habeas proceedings challenging their continued detention, after the court previously denied them bail in the extradition proceedings. Those proceedings face a significant hurdle. In refusing bail, the judge found that they had failed to show that they were not a flight risk or danger to the community, or that the “special circumstances” required for release in extradition cases existed. The case has also acquired a political dimension in Washington. Members of Congress have written to the US Attorney General and Secretary of State seeking answers about reported past attempts by the Trump administration to assist the Tates, and asking whether the US will honour the UK’s extradition requests. That is relevant because, if the court certifies the Tates as extraditable, the ultimate decision whether to surrender them to the UK rests with the executive. Next month's hearings will not determine whether Andrew or Tristan Tate is guilty of any offence. They will determine whether the legal requirements for extradition to face trial in England are satisfied. There will no doubt be plenty of commentary, social media campaigning and attacks on the prosecution between now and then. But none of that changes what these hearings are about. Any attempt to present them as a trial of the allegations, or their outcome as a determination of guilt or innocence, is a distraction. The Tates are entitled to due process and the presumption of innocence. But due process matters for the women who have accused them too. They have waited years for their allegations to be heard and tested in court. They are entitled to that opportunity.