“Shoe of Damocles”: You can access the new episode of the “Divided Argument” podcast via this link.

“DOJ Ramps Up Controversial Probe of Trump’s Perceived Enemies”: Chris Strohm and Jimmy Jenkins of Bloomberg News have this report.

“Woman deported to Afghanistan in first use of Alien Terrorist Removal Court; Nazira Haji Zada conceded being an ‘alien terrorist’ in a case heard by a secretive court established three decades ago but which held its first hearing this year”: Salvador Rizzo of The Washington Post has this report.

Josh Gerstein of Politico reports that “DOJ avoids legal battle over secretive terrorism court; The U.S. deported the Afghan woman who was the first target of the Alien Terrorist Removal Court.”

And Celine Castronuovo of Bloomberg Law reports that “Afghan Immigrant Deported in First ‘Alien Terrorist’ Order.”

“Kavanaugh recalls 9/11 chaos, defends Bush’s war on terror; The Supreme Court justice recounted sprinting from the White House on Sept. 11, 2011, while working as counsel to President George W. Bush”: Kelsey Reichmann of Courthouse News Service has this report.

C-SPAN has posted online a video titled “Justice Brett Kavanaugh Reflects on September 11, 2001 Attacks.”

“The Supreme Law: A Quarter Century after 9/11; On this twenty-fifth anniversary of 9/11, it is worthwhile to reflect on how much of our current legal order traces back to that single day.” Josh Blackman has this post at Civitas Outlook.

“The Emergency Presidency at Twenty-Five: September 11 launched an era of executive power that has only expanded in the years since.” Law professor Michael W. McConnell has this essay online at City Journal.

“Brett Kavanaugh was at the White House on 9/11. It changed his life. In an exclusive interview, Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh said 9/11 was the most ‘important day in my life for the country and for me.’” Maureen Groppe of USA Today has this report.

“Supreme Court Weighs US Mail Ballot Fight as DOJ Losses Grow”: Zoe Tillman of Bloomberg News has this report.