“Todd Blanche ‘conceded’ violating law on Epstein files, judge finds; Court gives DOJ a week to remove redactions or justify them”: Josh Gerstein and Kyle Cheney of Politico have this report.

You can access today’s decision of the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia at this link.

“Supreme Court Overturns Hawaii Gun Law; The case involved a Second Amendment challenge to a Hawaii law that barred carrying concealed weapons without permission onto private property open to the public”: Abbie VanSickle of The New York Times has this report.

Justin Jouvenal of The Washington Post reports that “Supreme Court strikes down Hawaii limits on carrying guns in public; The decision is the latest by the conservative majority to loosen firearms restrictions in recent terms.”

And Lydia Wheeler of The Wall Street Journal reports that “Supreme Court Strikes Down Hawaii Law Restricting Guns on Private Property; The 6-3 decision is the latest to expand the Second Amendment right to bear arms.”

“Supreme Court Expands Trump’s Power Over Immigration; The court handed President Trump victories in his push to rescind deportation protections for hundreds of thousands of people and turn away migrants at the southern border”: Ann E. Marimow of The New York Times has this report.

Julian Mark, Justin Jouvenal, and Maria Sacchetti of The Washington Post report that “Supreme Court hands Trump major victories on his immigration agenda; In two ideologically split rulings that could affect millions, justices say the administration can deport some migrants and turn others away at the border.”

James Romoser of The Wall Street Journal reports that “Supreme Court Lets Trump End Humanitarian Protections for Many Immigrants; In pair of polarized decisions, court broadens president’s authority to conduct immigration crackdown.”

In commentary, Friday’s edition of The Wall Street Journal will contain an editorial titled “Trump, Refugees and the Supreme Court; The Justices say ‘no judicial review’ in the law means what it says.”

Online at The New York Times, Elora Mukherjee has a guest essay titled “This Decision Is a Slap in the Face to Immigrants Who Followed the Law.”

And online at Bloomberg Opinion, law professor Noah Feldman has an essay titled “The Supreme Court Just Betrayed Asylum Seekers.”

“Confirm Todd Blanche at Justice; He is well-qualified and will run the department as well as anyone could under President Trump”: William P. Barr will have this op-ed in Friday’s edition of The Wall Street Journal.

“Supreme Court Rejects Lawsuit Alleging Roundup Weedkiller Caused Cancer; The court’s decision is likely to determine the future of thousands of lawsuits against Bayer, which manufactures the weedkiller, over similar claims”: Abbie VanSickle of The New York Times has this report.

Justin Jouvenal of The Washington Post reports that “Supreme Court blocks thousands of suits claiming Roundup causes cancer; The ruling restricts one of the largest waves of product liability lawsuits in the history of the nation.”

Lydia Wheeler and Patrick Thomas of The Wall Street Journal report that “Bayer Wins Supreme Court Challenge Over Roundup Litigation; The 7-2 decision will help the company in its battle to resolve thousands of claims that the popular weedkiller caused cancer.”

And in commentary, Friday’s edition of The Wall Street Journal will contain an editorial titled “A Roundup Supreme Court Victory; A 7-2 majority stops a mass tort attempt to evade federal law on regulating a Monsanto pesticide.”

“Thomas’s Constitutional Firepower; The restoration of the Second Amendment began with a lone concurrence in 1997”: Columnist Kimberley A. Strassel will have this op-ed in Friday’s edition of The Wall Street Journal.

“Thursday was Sam Alito’s big decision day. Was it his last? Justice Alito had two decisions backing restrictive immigration policies and a ruling striking down a Hawaii concealed carry restriction. Is a retirement announcement coming next week?” Chris Geidner has this post at his Substack site.

“An unusual retort to a dissent from the bench”: Mark Walsh has this “View from the Court” post at “SCOTUSblog.”

“Why Justice Alito Should Not Recuse from ‘Suncor v. Boulder’; Alito’s recusal would be a concession to a standard Congress never enacted, the Court has expressly disclaimed, and the Justices themselves have rejected”: A.J. Ferate has this post at Civitas Outlook.

“The Supreme Court’s Opinion Day Ritual Helps Conceal the Justices’ Favorite Lie; The justices could be more transparent about when they will decide which case; They just choose not to do it”: Jay Willis has this essay online at Balls and Strikes.

“Forceful Pa. Supreme Court ruling constrains one of DA Larry Krasner’s signature initiatives; The ruling adds a new layer of oversight to work Krasner has championed as a centerpiece of his reform agenda — and that has helped make him one of the nation’s most prominent progressive prosecutors”: Ellie Rushing, Jillian Kramer, and Chris Palmer of The Philadelphia Inquirer have this report.

“The Supreme Court Discovers the Hardships of Gun Ownership”: Law professor Stephen L. Carter has this essay online at Bloomberg Opinion.

“Bonus 234: The Ascension of Westside Mothers; The Court’s 6-3 ruling on Tuesday in Landor is my vote for the ‘sleeper’ case of the term — a seemingly technical decision about certain damages suits with deeply ominous constitutional implications.” Steve Vladeck has this post at his “One First” Substack site.