Supreme Court

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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Supreme Court

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)
Why

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Supreme Court

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