“Judge releases man accused of driving guillotine to Supreme Court; ‘He didn’t even threaten anyone,’ the judge said; The California man, who is charged with a misdemeanor, told police the guillotine was the ‘real deal,’ according to an arrest report”: Ben Conarck of The Washington Post has this report.

“United States’ Opposition to Defendant’s Motion for Release Pending Appeal”: The prosecution filed this response yesterday in the pending Fourth Circuit appeal in United States v. Thomas C. Goldstein. The appeal is being handled under the auspices of the Department of Justice’s recently created National Fraud Enforcement Division.

Also yesterday, counsel for Goldstein filed a motion requesting an enlargement of the word limits for the parties’ appellate briefs.

“New White House Counsel Isn’t a Yes Man, but He Won’t Say No, Either; Will Scharf has proved his loyalty to President Trump, even filming a TV ad in which he blows away documents from the president’s legal cases; His new role will be to provide in-house legal advice”: Luke Broadwater of The New York Times has this report.

“Second Circuit blocks DOJ grab for trans patient medical records; Judges denied the Justice Department’s bid to stay a lower court ruling blocking the administration’s efforts to seize the records”: Nina Pullano of Courthouse News Service has this report.

“Judges Reject Plea to Toss Federal Charges Against Democratic Lawmaker; An appeals panel ruled against Representative LaMonica McIver, who is accused by the Justice Department of assaulting immigration agents outside a migrant detention center in New Jersey”: Tracey Tully of The New York Times has this report.

Jeremy Roebuck of The Washington Post reports that “Case against lawmaker charged in Delaney Hall clash can proceed, appeals court rules; Rep. LaMonica McIver (D-New Jersey) has denied the allegations that she assaulted federal agents during a scuffle outside an immigration detention facility last spring.”

Stephen Dinan of The Washington Times reports that “Court green-lights most of DOJ’s prosecution against Dem congresswoman in ICE clash.”

Anthony G. Attrino of NJ.com reports that “N.J. congresswoman is one step closer to trial over ICE confrontation at Delaney Hall.”

Kyle Cheney and Josh Gerstein of Politico report that “Appeals court rejects Rep. McIver’s challenge to charges for alleged assaults at ICE facility; But a 2-1 split suggests the House member may have an avenue for further appeals.”

Sophie Nieto-Munoz of New Jersey Monitor reports that “Appeals court rejects Rep. LaMonica McIver’s bid to avoid trial on assault charges.”

David Wildstein of New Jersey Globe reports that “Appeals court allows two charges against McIver to proceed to trial; Third Circuit sends broader count against N.J. congresswoman back to trial judge for closer review of legislative immunity claim.”

And Jackson Healy of Courthouse News Service reports that “Third Circuit denies New Jersey congresswoman immunity amid ICE assault charges; Representative LaMonica McIver faces 17 years in prison following a May 2025 altercation outside Delaney Hall detention center in Newark, New Jersey.”

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

“One-on-One w Justice Clarence Thomas (Part 2)”: You can access today’s new episode of the “Verdict with Ted Cruz” podcast via this link and on YouTube.