“The FBI proved Comey’s innocence. The DOJ indicted anyway. In the seashells case, the FBI searched for proof that gangsters used ’86’ to mean ‘kill’ and that Comey knew it. Now an expert says their theory is ‘preposterous.’” Roger Parloff has this post at the “Lawfare” blog.

“NJ Justices Signal Trouble for Personal Info Takedown Law”: Alex Ebert of Bloomberg Law has a report (subscription required for full access) that begins, “New Jersey’s law prohibiting disclosure of public officials’ home addresses and phone numbers may violate the First Amendment due to the statute’s lack of an intent standard, the state’s high court ruled Wednesday as it sidestepped the constitutionality of the law itself.”

You can access today’s decision of the Supreme Court of New Jersey, on certified question from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit, at this link.

“Goldstein Unveils Cooley Appeal Team”: Jared Foretek of Law360 has this report (subscription required for access).

“Trump’s New White House Lawyer Embodies MAGA Mold in Second Term”: Justin Henry, Ryan Tarinelli, and Suzanne Monyak of Bloomberg Law have this report.