“Bonus 241: The Mail-In Voting Applications; What the Supreme Court was asked to do on Monday is narrower than much of the coverage suggests, and a grant of relief would be far less significant than it will outwardly appear to be.” Steve Vladeck has this post at his “One First” Substack site.

“Why Blanche Can’t Win Republican Approval for Attorney General — Yet; The decision by the acting attorney general, Todd Blanche, to grant President Trump protection from I.R.S. audits has become the central issue in his confirmation process”: Andrew Duehren of The New York Times has this report.

And Olivia Alafriz and Rachel Schilke of Bloomberg Law report that “Reliable Trump Backer Cornyn Goes Rogue on Blanche Nomination.”

“5th federal appeals court rejects ICE mass detention policy; The 9th Circuit ruled that the Trump administration misconstrued immigration law”: Kyle Cheney of Politico has this report.

And Megan Crepeau of Bloomberg Law reports that “Trump Immigration Detention Authority Rejected by Appeals Court.”

You can access today’s decision of a divided three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit at this link.

“A ‘Zombie Court’ for Terror Cases Awakens; Dormant for 30 years, a little-known tribunal is hearing its first case”: Adam Liptak has this new installment of his “The Docket” newsletter online at The New York Times.

And Josh Gerstein of Politico reports that “Historic first public hearing held for terrorist deportation court; The Trump administration is seeking to deport Afghan immigrant Nazira Haji Zada for allegedly supporting an ISIS plot.”

“Receipts on the Senate Filibuster | Interview: Mike ‘Frags’ Fragoso”: You can access today’s new episode of the “Advisory Opinions” podcast via this link and on YouTube.

“Trump Picks Flex Rising Influence on Largest US Appeals Court”: Suzanne Monyak of Bloomberg Law has this report.