“Trump’s grip on the Supreme Court seems to be slipping; The administration’s early winning streak at the high court may be fizzling”: Josh Gerstein of Politico has this report.

“‘I Think It’s Time’: The Inside Story of Pam Bondi’s Ouster; The attorney general was always on the ropes but thought she was finally on safer footing; She wasn’t.” Josh Dawsey, Alex Leary, C. Ryan Barber, and Sadie Gurman of The Wall Street Journal have this report.

“Justice Dept. says the Presidential Records Act is unconstitutional; The DOJ’s Office of Legal Counsel said the law exceeds Congress’s powers and impedes on the autonomy of the executive branch”: Maegan Vazquez and Jeremy Roebuck of The Washington Post have this report.

You can view the Office of Legal Counsel’s memo at this link.

“A President, the Supreme Court and a Landmark Citizenship Order Collide; The justices seems poised to rule against the president’s birthright citizenship plan; He is already furious over their decision rejecting his tariffs program”: Adam Liptak has this new installment of his “The Docket” newsletter online today at The New York Times.

“The One Thing Trump Wanted That Pam Bondi Failed to Deliver”: Jeffrey Toobin has this guest essay online at The New York Times.

Friday’s edition of The Wall Street Journal will contain an editorial titled “Pam Bondi Gets Trumped as Attorney General; Trump needs more than a lawfare yes-woman at the Justice Department.”

And at his “Balls & Strikes” Substack site, Jay Willis has a post titled “Pam Bondi Was Bad. Trump’s Next Attorney General Will Be Worse. Trump gets rid of Cabinet members for one reason: He’s decided that his interests would be better served by an even more obedient loyalist.”

“In Birthright Case, Trump’s Likely Loss May Not End the Fight; The justices gave respectful consideration to what was once a fringe theory and could rule against it on grounds that would allow Congress to return to the question”: Adam Liptak of The New York Times has this news analysis.

And Amy Qin of The New York Times has an article headlined “In the Birthright Citizenship Hearing, a Story of Asians Fighting for Rights; In the Supreme Court’s oral arguments, lawyers and justices cited a litany of cases reflecting how long it took for Asians to win the right to be American.”

“Trump Fires Pam Bondi as Attorney General; In a social media post, President Trump said he was replacing Ms. Bondi with Todd Blanche, her deputy, on an interim basis”: Tyler Pager and Glenn Thrush of The New York Times have this report.

Alan Feuer of The New York Times reports that “Blanche, Trump’s Former Defense Lawyer, Steps In as Acting Attorney General; While it remains unclear how long Todd Blanche will stay in the job, whoever ends up taking over permanently will lead a department that he has shaped in his own image.”

And Jeremy Roebuck, Natalie Allison, Emily Davies, and Perry Stein of The Washington Post report that “Trump ousts Pam Bondi as attorney general; The president had repeatedly expressed frustration with Bondi’s pace — and limited success — in overseeing efforts to target his rivals.”

“What Is Trump’s ‘Election Integrity’ Order Even Trying to Achieve? It isn’t easy for the executive to impose election requirements, because the Constitution makes it impossible. But that hasn’t stopped the president from trying.” Molly Roberts and Loren Voss have this post at the “Lawfare” blog.

“At the Supreme Court, Trump Courts Defeat; Why would he show up and antagonize the justices? He has an able team of lawyers.” Columnist Kimberley A. Strassel will have this op-ed in Friday’s edition of The Wall Street Journal.

“Order Granting Motion to Modify Conditions of Release as to Thomas C. Goldstein”: The U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland issued this order today, providing (among other things) that “Mr. Tejinder Singh shall serve as the Defendant’s non-resident custodian.”

“Trump Ousts Attorney General Pam Bondi; At Justice Department, Bondi tried to deliver on president’s priorities but ultimately failed to appease him”: Josh Dawsey, Sadie Gurman, and C. Ryan Barber of The Wall Street Journal have this report.

“Bonus 218: Birthright Citizenship and the Cassandra Problem; President Trump’s attempt to limit birthright citizenship may well be doomed; But that doesn’t come *close* to disproving the concerns the Democratic appointees expressed in their dissents last June.” Steve Vladeck has this post at his “One First” Substack site.

“John Roberts told Donald Trump exactly what he thinks”: Joan Biskupic of CNN has this news analysis.

“Trump frustrated with Pam Bondi and considering ousting her; Since the Jeffrey Epstein files saga, Bondi has struggled to return to a firm footing with the president and deliver wins — including securing indictments against his political foes”: Katherine Doyle, Matt Dixon, Monica Alba, and Gabe Gutierrez of NBC News have this report.