The morning read for Monday, Aug. 8

The morning read for Monday, Aug. 8

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Each weekday, we select a short list of news articles, commentary, and other noteworthy links related to the Supreme Court. To suggest a piece for us to consider, email us at roundup@scotusblog.com.

Here’s the Monday morning read:

  • Breyer, in first appearance since Roe v. Wade was overturned, says ‘I’m still an optimist’ (Ariane de Vogue, CNN)
  • Scalia’s Legacy Lives on in Supreme Court’s Abortion, Gun Cases (Greg Stohr, Bloomberg)
  • Of course the Supreme Court needs to use history. The
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Water and electric quarrels test the limits of tribal power

Water and electric quarrels test the limits of tribal power

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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.

Native American tribes have a patchwork of rights over utilities on tribal land. These rights flow from the original treaties that tribes negotiated with Congress as well as modern contracts between tribal members and non-members. This week, we highlight cert petitions that ask the court to consider, among other things, … Read the rest

FSN contributor honored for reporting

Writer Cookson Beecher has won two first place awards in the National Federation of Press Women (NFPW)’s annual contest for articles published by Food Safety News.

To win the first-place awards on the national level, she had to win first-place awards in the organization’s  At-Large division, which included about 20 different states.

One of the articles, “Agrivoltaics Scores Impressive Triple Win, but Some Food Safety Concerns Remain” deals with using solar panels to generate power for houses, barns or … Read the rest

The morning read for Thursday, Aug. 4

The morning read for Thursday, Aug. 4

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Each weekday, we select a short list of news articles, commentary, and other noteworthy links related to the Supreme Court. To suggest a piece for us to consider, email us at roundup@scotusblog.com.

Here’s the Thursday morning read:

  • After Supreme Court ruling, it’s open season on US gun laws (Lindsay Whitehurst & Alanna Durkin Richer, Associated Press)
  • Coinbase Asks Supreme Court to Halt Account-Holder Suits (Greg Stohr, Bloomberg)
  • The most pro-business Supreme Court ever (Felix Salmon, Axios)
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The morning read for Tuesday, Aug. 2

The morning read for Tuesday, Aug. 2

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Each weekday, we select a short list of news articles, commentary, and other noteworthy links related to the Supreme Court. To suggest a piece for us to consider, email us at roundup@scotusblog.com.

Here’s the Tuesday morning read:

  • Google, Apple back affirmative action in Harvard case (Maia Spoto & Kimberly Robinson, Bloomberg)
  • Democrats’ approval of Supreme
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Jury trial begins in fraud and conspiracy trial involving Blue Blue, an iconic Texas brand

AUSTIN — The timeline played the starring role during the opening arguments at the jury trial of the United States v Paul Kruse.

 Department of Justice attorney Matthew Lash for the prosecution and Houston defense attorney Chris Flood opened the trial. Taken together, they suggested that a food company, during an investigation, can fully cooperate with FDA and state agencies but still face conspiracy and fraud charges if it does not respond with thorough responses to public inquiries that may … Read the rest

The morning read for Friday, July 29

The morning read for Friday, July 29

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Each weekday, we select a short list of news articles, commentary, and other noteworthy links related to the Supreme Court. To suggest a piece for us to consider, email us at roundup@scotusblog.com.

Here’s the Friday morning read:

  • Alito mocks foreign critics of Supreme Court abortion ruling (Josh Gerstein, Politico)
  • Justices worry about the future of the Supreme Court — and point fingers as
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