“The White House had a TikTok deal. Trump’s China tariff wrecked it. The president announced a further 75-day reprieve to the Chinese-owned video app’s ban as talks continue on a sale, drawing out a years-long battle over the hugely popular platform’s fate.” Drew Harwell and Cat Zakrzewski of The Washington Post have this report.

“As Trump tariffs sink in, conservatives challenge whether they’re legal; The New Civil Liberties Alliance, a legal nonprofit, has filed a complaint on behalf of a small stationery company in Florida”: Maegan Vazquez of The Washington Post has this report.

“Justice Dept. Accuses Top Immigration Lawyer of Failing to Follow Orders; Erez Reuveni conceded in court that the deportation last month of Kilmar Armando Abrego Garcia, who had a court order allowing him to stay in the United States, should never have taken place”: Glenn Thrush of The New York Times has this report.

Sadie Gurman, James Fanelli, and Jan Wolfe of The Wall Street Journal report that “Justice Department Suspends Lawyer Over Candid Comments on Immigration Case; Erez Reuveni told a judge the Trump administration hadn’t given him a satisfactory answer why a man was deported to an El Salvador prison in error.”

Ken Dilanian, Gary Grumbach, and Raquel Coronell Uribe of NBC News report that “Justice Department places attorney who struggled to explain Maryland man’s deportation on leave; The DOJ attorney said in court that the administration should not have deported Kilmar Abrego Garcia, a protected legal resident.”

And Josh Gerstein of Politico reports that “Justice Department lawyer who argued deportation case is put on paid leave; Erez Reuveni expressed misgivings about the government’s unwillingness to seek the return of a man who was erroneously deported.”

“Maryland man illegally deported to El Salvador must be returned to US, judge rules; The judge issued the order requiring the return of Kilmar Abrego Garcia following an extraordinary hearing during which the government admitted that he’d been deported in violation of federal law”: Josh Gerstein and Kyle Cheney of Politico have this report.

You can access the federal government’s stay request filed in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit at this link.

“Doug Emhoff publicly criticizes his law firm for coming to agreement with Trump administration”: Jake Tapper of CNN has this report.

“An attack on the Constitution? Why Trump’s moves to punish law firms are causing alarm.” Aysha Bagchi of USA Today has this report.

“Trump Loyalist Ed Martin Brings Upheaval to US Attorney Office; Trump’s DC US attorney pick described as ‘pugnacious’ and ‘political’; Ed Martin faces calls for nomination hearing”: Suzanne Monyak of Bloomberg Law has this report.

“The frenzied 24 hours when Venezuelan migrants in the US were shipped to an El Salvador prison”: Tim Sullivan of The Associated Press has this report.

“He Was Deported by Administrative Error. We Talked to His Lawyer. Will the Trump administration follow a federal judge’s orders and bring Kilmar Abrego Garcia home?” You can access today’s new episode of Slate’s “Amicus” podcast via this link.

“Amid attacks, Judge Boasberg weighs holding Trump officials in contempt; The president and his allies have picked a fight with a veteran judge and former prosecutor with a history of bipartisan support and friendships across the ideological spectrum”: Ann E. Marimow and Spencer S. Hsu of The Washington Post have this report.

“Nationwide Injunctions Prevent Trump From Winning While Losing”: Law professor Amanda Frost has this essay online at Bloomberg Law.

“Justices Are Asked to Keep Nationwide Pause on Trump’s Birthright Citizenship Order; Immigrant groups and Democratic states pushed back on a Trump administration request for the Supreme Court to allow curbs on birthright citizenship to go into effect in some places”: Abbie VanSickle of The New York Times has this report.

“An AI avatar tried to argue a case before a New York court. The judges weren’t having it.” Larry Neumeister of The Associated Press has this report.

“The right is cooking up a surprising legal fight against Trump’s tariffs; At least some GOP legal elites are lining up against Trump’s trade policy; That could be enough to sway the justices”: Ian Millhiser has this essay online at Vox.

And Saturday’s edition of The Wall Street Journal will contain an editorial titled “Trump’s Tariffs Get a Legal Challenge; A Florida company says the President is violating the Supreme Court’s major questions doctrine; It’s a strong case.”

“Trump Sidelines Justice Dept. Legal Office, Eroding Another Check on His Power; As President Trump claims expansive and disputed powers, his administration has curbed the influential Office of Legal Counsel”: Charlie Savage of The New York Times has this report.

“Electing Judges Is Good for Democracy”: Linda Greenhouse has this guest essay online at The New York Times.

“Big Law Firms Struck a Truce With Trump — and Set Off a Clash With Recruits; Law students at top schools reconsider offers at Skadden and other firms while associates cancel interviews in protest”: Lindsay Ellis of The Wall Street Journal has this report.

“The US must return a Maryland man mistakenly deported to an El Salvador prison, judge says”: Michael Kunzelman of The Associated Press has this report.

Aishvarya Kavi and Alan Feuer of The New York Times report that “Trump Administration Is Ordered to Return Migrant Deported to El Salvador; A federal judge said officials had acted without ‘legal basis’ last month when they arrested the migrant, Kilmar Armando Abrego Garcia, and put him on a plane to a notorious Salvadoran prison.”

Katie Mettler and Maria Sacchetti of The Washington Post report that “Judge orders Trump administration to bring back Md. man mistakenly deported; U.S. officials have argued in court records that the United States is powerless to effectuate his return because he is now in Salvadoran custody, and that Kilmar Abrego García’s lawyers have ‘not clearly shown’ that he would face harm in the prison.”

And Joseph De Avila and Jan Wolfe of The Wall Street Journal report that “Trump Administration Must Return Man Sent to El Salvador Prison in Error, Judge Rules; Immigration officials deported Kilmar Abrego Garcia last month.”

“Trump’s top prosecutor in Washington compares Jan. 6 charges to Japanese internment; Ed Martin says he is expanding a review of obstruction charges against Jan. 6 defendants, which began during the first Trump administration”: Kyle Cheney of Politico has this report.

“Trump’s War on Big Law”: Elie Honig has this post at the “Intelligencer” blog of New York magazine.

“NC Court of Appeals gives over 60,000 challenged voters 15 days to prove eligibility”: Kyle Ingram of The News & Observer of Raleigh, North Carolina has this report.

Will Doran of WRAL reports that “Republican Jefferson Griffin wins NC appeals court challenge in case contesting 65K ballots; A Republican judge’s effort to throw out 65,000 voters’ ballots from the 2024 NC Supreme Court election is valid, his Republican colleagues on the state Court of Appeals ruled in a decision split down party lines.”

And The Carolina Journal reports that “Appeals Court orders new vote calculations in NC Supreme Court election dispute.”

You can access today’s ruling of a divided three-judge panel of the North Carolina Court of Appeals at this link.

“Remarkable Things in the Government’s Alien Enemies Act Briefs to the Supreme Court”: Marty Lederman has this post at the “Just Security” blog.

“Trump’s Pick to Argue at Supreme Court Made His Career in Culture Wars; President Trump’s choice for solicitor general, D. John Sauer, has long pushed for restrictions on abortion and access to contraception”: Abbie VanSickle of The New York Times has this report.

“‘Fair Likelihood’ Trump Administration Violated Court Order, Judge Says; The judge, James E. Boasberg, said he was likely to wait until next week to rule on whether the White House was in contempt of court for having ignored his order”: Alan Feuer of The New York Times has this report.

And Jan Wolfe, Mariah Timms, and Jess Bravin of The Wall Street Journal report that “Trump Officials Could Be Held in Contempt for Deportation Flights, Judge Says; Judge says administration ‘acted in bad faith’ in removal of alleged Venezuelan gang members under wartime law.”

“The Supreme Court Precedent That Should Free Mahmoud Khalil”: Law professor Brad Snyder has this Jurisprudence essay online at Slate.

“Law Firm Kirkland & Ellis in Talks With White House to Avoid Executive Order; The largest U.S. law firm by revenue tries to avoid being the next Trump target”: Erin Mulvaney, Josh Dawsey, and C. Ryan Barber of The Wall Street Journal have this report.

“Judge considering whether to hold Trump officials in contempt for violating court orders on deportation flights”: Devan Cole and Tierney Sneed of CNN have this report.

And David Voreacos of Bloomberg News reports that “Judge Weighs Contempt Order for Trump Officials Over Deportations.”

“Bonus 136: Nationwide Injunctions vs. Nationwide Class Actions; If those who oppose non-plaintiff-specific relief are doing so on principle and not just politics, they should support more robust nationwide class action suits against the federal government.” Steve Vladeck has this post at his “One First” Substack site.

“Appeals court: Trump pardon ‘plainly’ did not cover Jan. 6 defendants’ unrelated crimes; The mass pardon has resulted in confusion in the courts.” Josh Gerstein and Kyle Cheney of Politico have this report.

You can access yesterday’s ruling of a divided three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit at this link.

“Trump Lawyer Dean John Sauer Confirmed as US Solicitor General; John Sauer represented Trump in Supreme Court immunity case; Flood of Trump policy litigation reaching high court”: John Crawley of Bloomberg Law has this report.

“US judicial panel votes to scrap key part of amicus disclosure rule”: Nate Raymond of Reuters has this report.

“Senate Democrats Quickly Sour on Gang of 14 Agreement; Agreement smooths confirmation path for Samuel Alito”: Ed Whelan has this post at his “Confirmation Tales” Substack site.

“The Senate and the Edward Martin Nomination; The case for non-confirmation”: Jack Goldsmith has this post at the “Executive Functions” Substack site.

“Susan Crawford says Elon Musk motivated voters in her Wisconsin Supreme Court win”: Alison Dirr, Daniel Bice, and Laura Schulte of The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel has this report.

And John McCormick, Anthony DeBarros, and Lindsay Wise of The Wall Street Journal report that “Trump and GOP Confront Elon Musk Quandary After Wisconsin Defeat; State’s voters rejected billionaire’s effort to get a conservative on its supreme court.”

“Trump’s Eric Adams Lawfare Goes Bust; The judge dismisses the corruption case, but he also nixes White House leverage”: The Wall Street Journal has published this editorial.