Stewart's court date today was set down two weeks ago to prepare a timetable to resolve legal issues leading up to the trial. She is hoping a trial date will be set down today for as early as late this year to allow the scandal that has enveloped her and her media company to be resolved quickly, sources said. Stewart, who has stepped down as chairwoman of Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia, is mounting an aggressive campaign to win public support for her legal fight, setting up a web site and issuing strongly-worded statements declaring her innocence. She is accused of conspiring with her stockbroker Peter Bacanovic, who has also been charged, to obstruct an FBI and SEC investigation into her sudden sale of nearly 4000 shares in ImClone on Dec. 27, 2001.