“Supreme Court Sides With Wrongly Deported Migrant; A trial judge had ordered the Trump administration to take steps to return the migrant, Kilmar Armando Abrego Garcia, from a notorious prison in El Salvador”: Adam Liptak of The New York Times has this report.

Justin Jouvenal and Ann E. Marimow of The Washington Post report that “Supreme Court says Trump officials must ‘facilitate’ return of wrongly deported man; Kilmar Abrego García, a Salvadoran immigrant who is married to a U.S. citizen, was deported to a mega-prison despite a court ruling forbidding his removal.”

And Jess Bravin of The Wall Street Journal reports that “Supreme Court Tells Government to Seek Return of Man Mistakenly Deported to El Salvador Prison; Trump administration argued federal judge couldn’t force officials to remedy their error.”

You can access this evening’s order of the U.S. Supreme Court at this link.

“Trump Escalates Use of Official Power to Intimidate and Punish His Perceived Foes; A presidential decree instructing the Justice Department to scrutinize whether a former official broke the law crosses a new line”: Charlie Savage, Maggie Haberman, Jonathan Swan, and Michael S. Schmidt of The New York Times have this report.

And in commentary, online at The Washington Post, columnist Philip Bump has an essay titled “Trump moves to legally enforce 2020 election denialism; An official from the first Trump administration is being targeted for speaking the truth.”

“Latham & Watkins, Simpson Thacher Near Deals With White House; Four big law firms discuss $500 million in pro bono legal services to avoid sanctions”: Emily Glazer, Josh Dawsey, and C. Ryan Barber of The Wall Street Journal have this report.

And Ben Protess, Maggie Haberman, and Michael S. Schmidt of The New York Times report that “Trump Close to Winning Concessions From More Law Firms; Four or five firms could soon agree to deals that would be unveiled as a package, in an escalation of the president’s crackdown on an industry that has drawn his ire.”

“Former 3rd Circuit Judge Talks Apolitical Retirement, Plans, Threats Against Judiciary”: Avalon Zoppo of The National Law Journal has this Q&A.

“Luigi Mangione Death Penalty Bid May Pit Prosecutors Against Each Other; State and federal prosecutors have both accused Mr. Mangione of killing a health insurance executive; Attorney General Pam Bondi is pushing aggressively for capital punishment”: Hurubie Meko of The New York Times has this report.

“At the Supreme Court, the Trump Agenda Is Always an ‘Emergency’; As legal challenges to the Trump administration mount, the justices are facing a key test — a flood of ’emergency applications’ asking for immediate intervention”: Abbie VanSickle of The New York Times has this report.

“Legal cavalry rides to aid of US law firms after Trump’s attack”: Jonathan Ames of The Times of London has this report.

“Trump’s US attorney in DC lacks experience but loves revenge. Perfect, right? Trump’s pick for U.S. attorney for D.C. has never been a prosecutor. He’s never tried a case to a final verdict. But he has published a series of coloring books about the president’s first term.” Columnist Chris Brennan has this essay online at USA Today.

“Here’s What the Supreme Court’s Recent Rubber-Stamp Rulings Are All About: The spate of recent Supreme Court decisions overturning Trump administration losses in the lower courts are all about saving face — and securing power.” Elie Mystal has this essay online at The Nation.

“Was the Gang of 14 Agreement Better in the Long Run? If the filibuster had been abolished in 2005, would we have Justice Alito?” Ed Whelan has this post at his “Confirmation Tales” Substack site.

“With many career lawyers gone, Justice Dept. hires Trump loyalists for court; The Justice Department is building a roster of lawyers willing to defend in court the most controversial parts of President Donald Trump’s agenda”: Perry Stein and Jeremy Roebuck of The Washington Post have this report.

“Bonus 140: The New (and Sort-of-Improved?) Shadow Docket; We’re starting to see patterns in how the Court is resolving emergency applications from the Trump administration. One of them reflects a remarkably positive shift; The others are . . . more troubling.” Steve Vladeck has this post at his “One First” Substack site.

“Are Philly Plaintiffs Firms Missing Out on Appellate Work?” Amanda O’Brien of The Legal Intelligencer has this report, in which I am quoted.