“Is The National Guard Coming To Your City? The legal loopholes that enabled Trump to call in the troops, and what can stop him.” You can access today’s new episode of Slate’s “Amicus” podcast via this link.

“Ruling on Trump’s tariffs is a major setback for the White House; An appellate court ruling could stymie the import taxes that Trump has used to raise revenue, negotiate with foreign leaders and even head off global conflicts”: Jacob Bogage and Emily Davies of The Washington Post have this report.

“DOJ reassigned top attorneys. They quit after feeling sidelined. People familiar with the Sanctuary Cities Enforcement working group say members were assigned menial busy work, and their impression was that the real goal was to force senior career lawyers to resign.” Perry Stein of The Washington Post has this report.

“Why Gould is my pick for NH Supreme Court”: New Hampshire Governor Kelly Ayotte has this essay online at The New Hampshire Union Leader.

“What Ghislaine Maxwell Told the Justice Department: Listening to the convicted sex offender’s lengthy interview reveals that she and her interviewer had one goal — to satisfy Donald Trump.” Ruth Marcus has this essay online at The New Yorker.

“The Cracks in America’s Rule of Law Are Getting Deeper; Court battles over the administration’s sweeping use of executive power are exposing limits on how much judges can constrain the presidency”: Greg Stohr of Bloomberg News has this report.

“A grand piano and $10K for false testimony? Jailhouse snitches turn on Donna Adelson.” Jeff Burlew of The Tallahassee Democrat has this report.