The morning read for Wednesday, Feb. 19

The morning read for Wednesday, Feb. 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 Wednesday morning read:

  • Trump’s lawyers ask Supreme Court to fast-track approval of agency officials’ firings (David G. Savage, Los Angeles Times)
  • The Supreme Court gave Trump immunity. He’s using it as a blank check. (Joan Biskupic, CNN)
  • The Supreme Court has helped presidential power expand. Trump may test its limits. (Henry Gass, The Christian Science Monitor) 
  • President Trump’s Executive Order
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The morning read for Friday, Feb. 14

The morning read for Friday, Feb. 14

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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:

  • Texas Judge Fines New York Doctor and Orders Her to Stop Sending Abortion Pills to Texas (Pam Belluck & Mary Beth Gahan, The New York Times)
  • What Marbury v. Madison means for the Supreme Court — and America (Mark Sherman, The Associated Press)
  • Will the Supreme Court Preserve the Rule of Law? Chief Justice Roberts May Have
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The morning read for Tuesday, Feb. 11

The morning read for Tuesday, Feb. 11

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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:

  • Trump, Vance and Musk take aim at the courts as judges halt some of 2nd term agenda (Alexandra Hutzler, ABC News)
  • State v. state battles over abortion laws are coming to a head – and likely will end up at the Supreme Court (Tierney Sneed, CNN)
  • SCOTUS case involving St. Isidore, state charter school board will be
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The morning read for Wednesday, Feb. 5

The morning read for Wednesday, Feb. 5

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

  • Why the Supreme Court may be open to Trump’s push for expanded power (Justin Jouvenal, The Washington Post)
  • Faith groups, Department of Justice back Catholic religious freedom case at Supreme Court (Daniel Payne, CNA)
  • The legal theory that would make Trump the most powerful president in US history (Ian Millhiser, Vox)
  • Doctrine Used to Nix Biden Moves
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The morning read for Monday, Feb. 3

The morning read for Monday, Feb. 3

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

  • Pride puppies and a charter school: a look at the blockbuster religion cases at the Supreme Court (Maureen Groppe, USA Today)
  • This anti-abortion leader is building on ‘the ultimate victory from the supreme court’ (Carter Sherman, The Guardian) 
  • Behind Mitch McConnell’s Supreme Court engineering (Brit McCandless Farmer, CBS News)
  • Where will the Supreme Court draw the church-state
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The morning read for Friday, Jan. 31

The morning read for Friday, Jan. 31

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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:

  • Man facing Friday execution in Dorchester County murder won’t seek clemency (Colt Yeargin & Patrick Phillips, WCSC)
  • Appeals Court Strikes Down Federal Ban on Handgun Sales to Teenagers (Mattathias Schwartz, The New York Times)
  • Death row inmate opts not to appeal to SC governor for mercy (Skylar Laird, South Carolina Daily Gazette)
  • President Trump expects to end
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The morning read for Thursday, Jan. 30

The morning read for Thursday, Jan. 30

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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:

  • Minnesota Asks Supreme Court to Review State’s Gun Age Limit Law (Mike Vilensky, Bloomberg Law)
  • Defying Legal Limits, Trump Firings Set Up Tests That Could Expand His Power (Charlie Savage, The New York Times)
  • UofL Brandeis School of Law to honor Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor with Brandeis Medal (WDRB Media)
  • Can states fund religious charter schools?
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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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