“Justice Dept. attacks judge after prosecutors’ stumbles in Comey case; Interim U.S. attorney Lindsey Halligan scolded a federal judge for using a synonym in court and is giving conflicting accounts of how a grand jury indicted the former FBI director”: Salvador Rizzo of The Washington Post has this report.

“She Saved for Years for IVF, Then Had to Fight Her Ex for the Embryos; Costly and emotionally taxing efforts to have children can be jeopardized when couples split”: Dalvin Brown of The Wall Street Journal has this report.

“The Federalist Society Is Torn Between Its Legal Philosophy and Trump’s Demands; Guided by Leonard Leo, the society built a pipeline for traditional conservative judges; But that might not be enough for President Trump in his second term”: Mattathias Schwartz of The New York Times has this report.

“Comey Prosecution on the Ropes After Series of Missteps; Rushed process and departure from protocol have hurt the case, former prosecutors say”: Sadie Gurman and C. Ryan Barber of The Wall Street Journal have this report.

“Supreme Court Justice Anthony M. Kennedy in Conversation with David Rubenstein: Life, Law & Liberty.” The 92nd Street Y, New York has posted this video on YouTube.

“White House blew past legal concerns in deadly strikes on drug boats; The Trump administration sidestepped skeptical lawyers across national security agencies as it pursued a military campaign against alleged narcotraffickers, officials say”: Ellen Nakashima, Warren P. Strobel, and Alex Horton of The Washington Post have this report.

“Eric Holder to tear into Supreme Court as major redistricting decision looms; The court has found itself at the center of a national debate over the limits of redistricting”: Gregory Svirnovskiy of Politico has this report.

“Costa Rica says it would accept Kilmar Abrego García, contradicting U.S.; A Costa Rican official rebutted the Trump administration’s claim that the only possible destination to deport the undocumented Salvadoran immigrant is the West African nation of Liberia”: Maria Sacchetti of The Washington Post has this report.

“All eyes on the Manhattan US attorney’s office ahead of Epstein docs release; Prosecutors in the office are wary of the directive given to Jay Clayton”: Erica Orden of Politico has this report.