“In Assault on Free Speech, Trump Targets Speech He Hates; The president’s complaints about negative coverage undermine the rationales offered by his own officials”: Peter Baker of The New York Times has this news analysis.

And online at The New Yorker, Jonathan Blitzer has an essay titled “Seeing Enemies Everywhere; The government’s working definition of ‘hate speech’ now seems to include anything that offends Donald Trump personally — including late-night comedy.”

“Donald Trump’s Firing of a Federal Prosecutor Crosses the Reddest of Lines; The dismissal of Erik Siebert sends yet another ominous message about the risks of refusing to do the President’s bidding, and the lengths to which he will go to punish perceived enemies”: Ruth Marcus has this essay online at The New Yorker.

“Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson reflects on her educational upbringing; Jackson spoke to the University community about her journey to the Supreme Court, and all its trials and tribulations”: Abby Snowdon and Lauren Seeliger of The Cavalier Daily have this report.

“US Supreme Court justice speaks at Vatican Jubilee of Justice”: Cindy Wooden of OSV News has this report.

“Campaign heats up around retention of 3 Pa. Supreme Court justices”: Ford Turner of The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette has this report.

And Stephen Caruso of Spotlight PA reports that “Abortion rights at center of Democratic-backed group’s advertising for key Pa. Supreme Court retention elections.”