The morning read for Wednesday, Jan. 22

The morning read for Wednesday, Jan. 22

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The justices will hear oral arguments in Barnes v. Felix and Cunningham v. Cornell University this morning. Each weekday, we select a short list of news articles and commentary related to the Supreme Court. Here’s the Wednesday morning read:

  • Cop kills driver in routine stop. Supreme Court weighs whether it’s justified. (Maureen Groppe, USA Today)
  • US Supreme Court weighs police conduct in fatal Houston shooting (Andrew Chung, Reuters)
  • Cornell Case May Be Bellwether For ERISA Transaction Claims (Kellie Mejdrich,
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The morning read for Thursday, Jan. 2

The morning read for Thursday, Jan. 2

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

  • Chief Justice Roberts Condemns Threats to Judicial Independence (Adam Liptak, The New York Times)
  • Free-speech advocates tell Supreme Court US TikTok law reminiscent of dictatorships (Raphael Satter, Reuters)
  • ‘Lawless’: Trump’s TikTok brief asks Supreme Court to overreach, legal experts say (Brendan Bordelon, Politico) 
  • Trump’s criminal cases fading away, but some legal perils still loom in 2025 (Dareh
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The morning read for Friday, Dec. 27

The morning read for Friday, Dec. 27

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

  • From Trump Immunity to Broadway: Top 2024 Supreme Court Moments (Lydia Wheeler, Bloomberg Law)
  • The Universe of TikTok v. Garland in a Nutshell (Adam Feldman, Legalytics)
  • In 2024, state laws of interest to Catholics span abortion to IVF to immigration (Kate Scanlon, Catholic Review)
  • History, Tradition, and the “Short-Martial” (Steve Vladeck, One First) 
  • The Supreme Court Case
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The morning read for Tuesday, Dec. 24

The morning read for Tuesday, Dec. 24

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

  • What Would the Founders Have Thought About TikTok and Online Porn? (Adam Liptak, The New York Times)
  • SCOTUS case threatens rural health broadband aid (Chelsea Cirruzzo & Ben Leonard, Politico)
  • Supreme Court Cert Report December 2024 (Adam Feldman, Legalytics) 
  • The Supreme Court’s Christmas Gift to Religious-Right Lawyers (Madison Pauly, Mother Jones)
  • Supreme Court justices hid billionaire gifts
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The morning read for Friday, Dec. 20

The morning read for Friday, Dec. 20

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

  • The Constitution Allows for Term-Limited Supreme Court Justices (Nancy Gertner, Brennan Center for Justice)
  • Who Knocked on the Supreme Court’s Door in November? (Jimmy Hoover, The National Law Journal)
  • FCC v. Consumers’ Research: Will the Court Reinvigorate the Nondelegation Doctrine or Phone It In? (Michael Pepson & Casey Mattox, The Federalist Society)
  • U.S. Supreme Court Database finds
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The morning read for Thursday, Dec. 19

The morning read for Thursday, Dec. 19

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

  • Ex-Congressman’s Meme Fight Faces Long Odds at Supreme Court (Kyle Jahner, Bloomberg Law News)
  • Supreme Court Fast-Tracks TikTok Case in Face of Jan. 19 Deadline (Adam Liptak & Sapna Maheshwari, The New York Times)
  • The Supreme Court decisions that gutted environmental protections in 2024 (Natalie Mesa, High Country News)
  • Supreme Court takes up South Carolina’s effort to
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The morning read for Tuesday, Dec. 17

The morning read for Tuesday, Dec. 17

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

  • The Supreme Court just took up its first religion case of the year. It could add 6 more. (Kelsey Dallas, The Deseret News)
  • Supreme Court declines to hear challenge to California’s strict vehicle emissions rules (John Fritze & Ella Nilsen, CNN)
  • Supreme Court stays out of Peter Navarro’s fight to keep emails from first Trump administration (Maureen
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The morning read for Friday, Dec. 13

The morning read for Friday, Dec. 13

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

  • US Supreme Court should avoid climate change cases, Biden administration says (Nate Raymond, Reuters)
  • Supreme Court begins online lottery for seating, upending D.C. ritual (Justin Jouvenal, The Washington Post)
  • Biden is on track to appoint more federal judges of color than any other president (Char Adams, NBC News)
  • Don’t want to spend days waiting in line to
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