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The morning read for Wednesday, September 20

Each weekday, we select a short list of news articles, commentary, and other noteworthy links related to the Supreme Court. Here’s the Wednesday morning read:

The Supreme Court banned affirmative action–except at military academies (Code Switch, NPR)
Alabama’s congressional map dilutes the power of Black voters, advocates again tell Supreme Court (Ariane de Vogue & Fredreka Schouten, CNN)
Supreme Court ruling sparks fears about economic fallout (Omar Mohammed, Newsweek)
Justice Antonin Scalia’s son set to make Supreme Court debut

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The morning read for Monday, September 18

Each weekday, we select a short list of news articles, commentary, and other noteworthy links related to the Supreme Court. Here’s the Monday morning read:

Jan. 6 defendants bring cases to Supreme Court. Here’s what it could mean for Donald Trump (John Fritze, USA Today)
House Democrats press for cameras in federal courts, as Trump trials and Supreme Court session loom (Scott MacFarlane, CBS News)
Hunter Biden Charges Wade Into Supreme Court Fray Over Guns (Zoe Tillman, Bloomberg)
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The morning read for Friday, September 15

Each weekday, we select a short list of news articles, commentary, and other noteworthy links related to the Supreme Court. Here’s the Friday morning read:

Biden Asks Supreme Court to Lift Limits on Contacts With Social Media Sites (Adam Liptak, The New York Times)
Supreme Court freezes ruling that would curb government contact with social media companies (Rebecca Shabad & Lawrence Hurley, NBC News)
Supreme Court affirmative action ban should be enforced, GOP senators warn Cardona (Zachary Schermele, USA

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Biden asks justices to block limits on collaboration with social media companies

The Biden administration on Thursday afternoon asked the Supreme Court to temporarily block a lower court’s order that would limit its ability to communicate with social media companies over content moderation policies. U.S. Solicitor General Elizabeth Prelogar told the justices that if the “unprecedented” order is allowed to stand, it would put a Louisiana district judge in charge of overseeing the executive branch’s communications with social media companies.

Shortly after receiving the government’s request, Justice Samuel Alito — who … Read the rest

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The morning read for Tuesday, September 12

Each weekday, we select a short list of news articles, commentary, and other noteworthy links related to the Supreme Court. Here’s the Tuesday morning read:

Alabama asks Supreme Court to revisit congressional districting map case (Maegan Vazquez, The Washington Post)
Conservatives hope Supreme Court defangs US consumer watchdog (John Kruzel, Reuters)
Two Pieces to the Puzzle: Long Conference Petitions and Granted Cases for OT 2023 (Adam Feldman, Empirical SCOTUS)
The Texas Bans on Abortion “Trafficking” Are Even Scarier Than

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Federal government and drug manufacturer ask court to review ruling restricting access to abortion medication

The Biden administration and a drug manufacturer on Friday night asked the Supreme Court to review a decision by a federal appeals court that would significantly restrict access to a drug used in medication abortions, which account for over half of all abortions performed in the United States. The filings created the prospect that the justices will weigh in on the issue of abortion for the first time since their decision last year in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health … Read the rest

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Court asked to review prosecution of Jan. 6 participants, with implications for Trump

The Petitions of the Week column highlights a selection of cert petitions recently filed in the Supreme Court. A list of all petitions we’re watching is available here.

On August 3, President Donald Trump pleaded not guilty to criminal charges related to the January 6, 2021 attack on the United States Capitol and interfering with the results of the 2020 election. A day later, Trump posted on his Truth Social account that “the Supreme Court must intercede.”

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Supreme Court sets seven cases for November argument session

A major Second Amendment dispute and a challenge to the constitutionality of efforts by public officials to block constituents on social media headline the Supreme Court’s November argument calendar, which was released on Wednesday. The session, which begins on Oct. 30, is a relatively light one, with the justices scheduled to hear oral arguments in just seven cases over six days.

The justices will hear oral argument in O’Connor-Ratcliff v. Garnier and Lindke v. Freed, the social media … Read the rest