“Ninja Court Packing”: You can access the new episode of the “Divided Argument” podcast via this link.

“229. A Tale of Two High-Profile Immigration Cases: Developments on Friday in the cases of Mahmoud Khalil and Kilmar Abrego Garcia underscore both the role courts can play in checking immigration abuses and the limits those courts can often confront.” Steve Vladeck has this post at his “One First” Substack site.

“The ‘greatest threat’ to rule of law in decades. That’s how lawyers, judges see Trump.” Columnist Mark Z. Barabak has this essay online at The Los Angeles Times.

“How Trump Created a Slush Fund for His Allies; The President may have committed the rare offense that turns Republican lawmakers against him”: Ruth Marcus has this essay online at The New Yorker.

Also online at The New Yorker, John Cassidy has an essay titled “Can Anything Stop Trump’s Corruption? The President’s stock dealing, $1.8-billion ‘anti-weaponization’ slush fund, and grant of immunity from the I.R.S. demonstrate the need for major ethics reforms.”

“How this age of extreme gerrymandering is transforming American politics; Politicians, no longer content to leave elections to chance, are working to choose their voters as often as every two years”: Patrick Marley and Olivia George of The Washington Post have this report.

“Trump’s Slush Fund Is Even Worse Than You Thought; A former Jack Smith prosecutor and a veteran corruption reporter map the vectors for lawlessness that many have missed”: You can access the new episode of Slate’s “Amicus” podcast via this link.

“Trump’s Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Grift”: You can access today’s new episode of the “Strict Scrutiny” podcast via this link and on YouTube.