The morning read for Thursday, Feb. 20

Share Each weekday, we select a short list of news articles and commentary related to the Supreme Court. Here’s the Thursday morning read: Trump Tests His Sway at Supreme Court in Push to Oust Official (Greg Stohr, Bloomberg) Missouri Clinics Resume Abortions, Following Abortion Rights Referendum (Kate Zernike, The New […]

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The morning read for Wednesday, Feb. 19

Share 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 […]

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Watchdog agency head tells justices to stay out of firing dispute

Share Special Counsel Hampton Dellinger told the justices on Tuesday to leave in place a federal judge’s temporary order to reinstate him to his job. The head of the independent agency charged with whistleblower protection said that the Trump administration’s plea for intervention on Sunday night is a meritless attempt […]

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The morning read for Tuesday, Feb. 18

Share Each weekday, we select a short list of news articles and commentary related to the Supreme Court. Here’s the Tuesday morning read: Trump administration turns to US Supreme Court in bid to fire agency head (Andrew Chung, Reuters) First Test of Trump’s Power to Fire Officials Reaches Supreme Court […]

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Trump asks court to allow firing of watchdog agency official

Share The Trump administration on Sunday asked the Supreme Court to block an order by a federal judge in Washington, D.C., that would require the president to temporarily reinstate the head of an independent agency tasked with protecting federal employees, and in particular whistleblowers, from retaliation. The order by U.S. […]

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The morning read for Friday, Feb. 14

Share 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 […]

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Supreme Court to consider death row plea for DNA testing

Share The Supreme Court will hear oral arguments on Feb. 24 in the case of a man on Texas death row who has long tried to obtain postconviction DNA testing on evidence that he says would exonerate him. Ruben Gutierrez was sentenced to death for the 1998 murder of 85-year-old […]

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The morning read for Thursday, Feb. 13

Share Each weekday, we select a short list of news articles and commentary related to the Supreme Court. Here’s the Thursday morning read: Is there anyone in government Trump can’t fire? Why Humphrey’s Executor may be in peril at the Supreme Court (John Fritze, CNN) There’s No Need to Guess. […]

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The morning read for Wednesday, Feb. 12

Share Each weekday, we select a short list of news articles and commentary related to the Supreme Court. Here’s the Wednesday morning read: Legal showdown looms as Trump tests limits of presidential power (Anthony Zurcher & Kayla Epstein, BBC News) Musk and Trump allies ratchet up rhetoric against the judiciary […]

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The morning read for Tuesday, Feb. 11

Share 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 […]

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