“A Clue From the Supreme Court on How It Will Handle Trump: Federal judges throughout the country are losing patience with the administration; Will it be an issue for the Supreme Court?” Ankush Khardori has this essay online at Politico Magazine.

“N.Y. judge finds Alien Enemies Act use illegal, blocks removals to ‘evil’ jail; A federal judge in New York ruled that the Trump administration does not have legal justification to deport Venezuelan immigrants under the Alien Enemies Act”: Shayna Jacobs and Maria Sacchetti of The Washington Post have this report.

“Judge Declines to Remove Order Requiring Return of Deported Migrant; The case, involving a 20-year-old Venezuelan, exemplifies yet another way the White House has sought new and aggressive methods to expel immigrants from the United States”: Alan Feuer and Aishvarya Kavi of The New York Times have this report.

Jeremy Roebuck of The Washington Post reports that “Judge presses Trump administration on returning 2nd wrongly deported man; U.S. District Judge Stephanie Gallagher rejected government arguments that retrieving the 20-year-old was pointless because a Department of Homeland Security agency determined last week that he would not qualify for asylum anyway.”

And Josh Gerstein of Politico reports that “Trump-appointed judge reaffirms order that admin seek return of 2nd wrongly deported man from El Salvador; The Trump administration expelled the 20-year-old Venezuelan from the U.S. in March despite a legal settlement barring his deportation.”

“Anonymous pizza deliveries to judges appear to be threats, senator says; Sen. Dick Durbin (D-Illinois) called on the Justice Department and FBI to investigate anonymous pizza deliveries made to federal judges’ homes”: Derek Hawkins of The Washington Post has this report.

“Some Giant Law Firms Shy Away From Pro Bono Immigration Cases; Fearing the wrath of President Trump, some elite law firms are declining pro bono work on lawsuits challenging the administration’s policies”: Matthew Goldstein and Jessica Silver-Greenberg of The New York Times have this report.

“Supreme Court Lets Trump Enforce Transgender Troop Ban as Cases Proceed; Lower courts had blocked the policy, saying it was not supported by evidence and violated equal protection principles”: Adam Liptak of The New York Times has this report.

Ann E. Marimow and Justin Jouvenal of The Washington Post report that “Supreme Court lets Trump ban transgender troops while case continues; LGBTQ advocates said the Trump administration’s purge of transgender troops is unconstitutional and will hurt national security and waste resources.”

David G. Savage of The Los Angeles Times reports that “Supreme Court allows Trump’s ban on transgender troops.”

Jess Bravin of The Wall Street Journal reports that “Supreme Court Lets Trump’s Ban on Transgender Military Service Take Effect; Federal judge had blocked reversal of Biden policy, saying government provided no evidence that trans people undermined armed forces.”

Maureen Groppe of USA Today reports that “In win for Trump, Supreme Court allows ban on transgender troops to take effect.”

And Alex Swoyer and Stephen Dinan of The Washington Times report that “Supreme Court lets Trump ban transgender people from military service while litigation unfolds.”

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

“A Conservative Judge Blocks Trump; Fernando Rodriguez Jr. rules against the president’s use of the Alien Enemies Act”: Columnist William A. Galston will have this op-ed in Wednesday’s edition of The Wall Street Journal.

“Trump Returns to Red State Appeals Lawyers to Fill Judgeships; State attorneys, solicitors general to be favored for posts; Have been on front lines of critical conservative legal issues”: Tiana Headley of Bloomberg Law has this report.

“Trump’s Pick for Washington’s Top Prosecutor Faces Long Confirmation Odds; Republicans raise concerns about nominee Ed Martin, a vocal advocate for Trump supporters who stormed Capitol”: Sadie Gurman, Lindsay Wise, and Jess Bravin of The Wall Street Journal have this report.

Glenn Thrush of The New York Times reports that “Republican Senator Says He’ll Vote Against Pick for U.S. Attorney; The nomination of the prosecutor, Ed Martin, has been teetering amid revelations that he once compared former President Biden to Adolf Hitler.”

And Spencer S. Hsu, Patrick Svitek, and Paul Kane of The Washington Post report that “GOP senators buck Trump’s pick for D.C. U.S. attorney, imperiling bid; Sen. Thom Tillis (R-North Carolina), facing reelection in 2026, objected to Ed Martin’s support for Jan. 6 Capitol rioters who assaulted police. Other Republicans kept mum.”

“Shadow Docket Workload Threatens to Delay Supreme Court Opinions; Court getting unprecedented number of emergency requests; Argument day already added for Trump applications”: Lydia Wheeler and Kimberly Strawbridge Robinson of Bloomberg Law have an article that begins, “The Trump administration could ruin the Supreme Court’s summer recess.”

“Sen. Thom Tillis splits from Trump on Washington’s top prosecutor, citing Jan. 6”: Danielle Battaglia of The Charlotte Observer has this report.

Aysha Bagchi of USA Today reports that “Trump DC attorney pick Ed Martin’s nomination in peril after rare Republican opposition.”

Jordain Carney and Hailey Fuchs of Politico report that “Tillis says he’ll oppose Ed Martin, dealing grave blow to Trump’s DC prosecutor pick; The GOP senator’s stance means Martin is unlikely to advance out of committee.”

Ryan J. Reilly, Frank Thorp V, Kate Santaliz, and Sahil Kapur of NBC News report that “Key GOP senator won’t support Trump loyalist Ed Martin to be D.C.’s top prosecutor; North Carolina Republican Sen. Thom Tillis’ decision likely derails Martin’s nomination as U.S. attorney for the District of Columbia.”

Annie Grayer, Paula Reid, and Manu Raju of CNN report that “Nomination for Trump’s pick for DC’s top prosecutor in trouble amid key Republican push back.”

And at her “Civil Discourse” Substack site, Joyce Vance has a post titled “The Outrage That Is Ed Martin.”

“A Real Estate Guy at Heart: Donald Trump on his constitutional responsibilities.” Bob Bauer has this post at the “Executive Functions” Substack site.