“He Pursued a Pardon in Trump’s Justice System. It Added to His Problems. Michael Castillero was convicted of defrauding investors in a $386 million scheme. Then he started courting MAGA influencers.” Benjamin Weiser of The New York Times has this report.

“Trump’s War on Journalists; The recent subpoenas of reporters make clear that the President is trying to threaten the press; Few protections are in place to stop him”: Ruth Marcus has this essay online at The New Yorker.

“They Were Charged With Assaulting ICE Agents. The Cases Are Crumbling. The Trump administration has lost or abandoned hundreds of criminal cases against protesters and immigrants, a Times investigation found.” Mike McIntire, Danny Hakim, Alexandra Berzon, Jazmine Ulloa, and Lauren McCarthy of The New York Times have this report.

“Trump administration activates never-before-used ‘alien terrorist’ deportation court; The court has been dormant since it was created in 1996”: Kyle Cheney and Josh Gerstein of Politico have this report.

“Ketanji Brown Jackson Knows What 1776 Meant”: Columnist Jamelle Bouie has this essay online at The New York Times.