“Bondi’s DOJ knows how to slow walk the bad cases; With a trio of examples already this week, some insights into the other end of the spectrum from DOJ’s higher-profile practice of rushing to the Supreme Court”: Chris Geidner has this post at his Substack site.

“Trump’s U.S. attorney pick could put him on collision course with Senate; It’s unclear whether Virginia’s Democratic senators will support Lindsay Halligan if her nomination as U.S. attorney comes before the Senate”: Theodoric Meyer of The Washington Post has this report.

“Feds argue Ábrego García cannot fight deportation in federal court; The Trump administration walked back its pledge to send the Maryland man to Uganda, instead indicating his destination would be Eswatini”: Ryan Knappenberger of Courthouse News Service has this report.

“Trump saved TikTok — and wrecked the rule of law; A fuzzy divestiture plan raises questions about data security and Chinese influence”: Columnist Max Boot has this essay online at The Washington Post.

“Despite Trump’s Pressure on Justice Dept., Certain Safeguards Are Beyond His Reach; The criminal justice system has protections that could ultimately give pause to some of President Trump’s moves for revenge”: Alan Feuer of The New York Times has this report.

“No One Is Sure If It’s Illegal to Accept a $50,000 Bribe Stuffed In a Cava Bag, Thanks to the Supreme Court; Tom Homan is very fortunate that the Supreme Court has taken such a staunchly pro-public corruption stance of late”: Madiba K. Dennie has this essay online at Balls and Strikes.

“Even without formal charges, Trump’s DOJ can punish critics; Prosecutors have struggled to find evidence Trump wants, but even an investigation can inflict high costs on foes”: Perry Stein and Yvonne Wingett Sanchez of The Washington Post have this report.

“North Texas families sue to block Ten Commandments law, take down displays; The new law faces another legal battle a month after a federal judge barred 11 school districts from displaying them”: Milla Surjadi of The Dallas Morning News has this report.

“What’s wrong with a military campaign against the drug trade; Trump’s boat strikes against the cartels risk crossing the line between law enforcement and war”: Law professor John Yoo has this essay online at The Washington Post.

“Ken Paxton’s legal crusade against Beto O’Rourke is faltering before an all-Republican appeals court; The court, appointed by Gov. Greg Abbott, recently allowed O’Rourke to continue raising and dispersing donations, and cast doubt on Paxton’s main arguments”: Eleanor Klibanoff of The Texas Tribune recently had this report.

“Trump Court Losses Rise, Threaten to Undermine His Leverage”: Hadriana Lowenkron of Bloomberg News has this report.

“Can Liberalism Be Saved? The legal scholar Cass Sunstein argues for a more expansive definition of an ideology under threat.” Isaac Chotiner has this Q. & A. online at The New Yorker.

“An AI Fail By An Elite Litigation Firm; With a Vault 100 and Am Law 200 law firm at its center, this might be Biglaw’s biggest artificial-intelligence mishap to date”: David Lat has this post at his “Original Jurisdiction” Substack site.

“A Charlie Kirk Poster Reignites Debate Over When Businesses Can Refuse Service; When ardent young conservative placed his order at Office Depot, resulting spat ended with free print and fired workers”: Natasha Khan and Lauren Weber of The Wall Street Journal have this report.

“Trump taps ‘Tough Patriot’ — L.A. lawyer known for crypto, guns — as 9th Circuit judge”: Sonja Sharp of The Los Angeles Times has this report.

“The Killing of Professor Dan Markel: A Family Feud Turns Deadly (Part 1).” You can access today’s new episode of the “Moms and Mysteries: A True Crime Podcast” via this link.