WHAT WE'RE READING

The morning read for Tuesday, May 11

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:

• Men Repeat at Lectern — Firms, U.S. Drive Supreme Court Gender Gap (Kimberly Strawbridge Robinson, Bloomberg Law)
• The Supreme Court considers an important showdown over abortion this week (Ian Millhiser, Vox)
• A Supreme Court Ruling Protecting Payday Lenders Could Also Save Facebook and Martin Shkreli (Mekela Panditharatne)
• Let’s Get Partisan: The Importance of Appointing Party in the Justices’ Votes and More (Adam Feldman, The Juris Lab)
• SCOTUS hears last oral argument in ‘relatively slow’ 2020 term ($) (Daniel Cotter, Chicago Daily Law Bulletin)

WHAT WE'RE READING

The morning read for Monday, May 10

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:

• Justice Breyer should learn from Justice Ginsburg’s mistake — and retire now (Erwin Chemerinsky, The Washington Post)
• GOP’s Voting Curbs Show Long Reach of 2013 Supreme Court Ruling (Greg Stohr & Margaret Newkirk, Bloomberg)
• The Supreme Court made the GOP’s new voting restrictions possible (Ian Millhiser, Vox)

WHAT WE'RE READING

The morning read for Friday, May 7

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:

• Will the Supreme Court Write Guantánamo’s Final Chapter? (Linda Greenhouse, The New York Times)
• The Democrats Are Doing Court Reform Backward (Simon Lazarus & Robert Litan, The New Republic)
• In Deciding Fulton v. Philadelphia, the Supreme Court Should Remember That Foster Care Is for the Children (James Dwyer, National Review)
• The New, Conservative Supreme Court Is Returning to the Second Amendment (Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker)
• Democrats wary of appearing to push Justice Breyer out despite their small window to replace him (Ariane de Vogue, Manu Raju & Phil Mattingly)

Now available on Oyez: April-May oral argument audio aligned with the transcripts

Oyez has posted the aligned audio and transcripts from the April and May 2021 oral arguments at the Supreme Court. The court heard argument in:

• Yellen v. Confederated Tribes of the Chehalis Reservation
• Sanchez v. Mayorkas
• Greer v. United States
• United States v. Gary
• City of San Antonio, Texas v. Hotels.com, L.P.
• Minerva Surgical Inc. v. Hologic Inc.
• Americans for Prosperity Foundation v. Bonta
• Guam v. United States
• HollyFrontier Cheyenne Refining, LLC v. Renewable Fuels Association
• United States v. Palomar-Santiago
• Mahanoy Area School District v. B.L.
• PennEast Pipeline Co v. New Jersey
• Terry v. United States

WHAT WE'RE READING

The morning read for Thursday, May 6

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:

• Looking back at a year of Supreme Court cases tried over the phone (John Yang & Alex D’Elia, PBS NewHour)
• “Gimme an F!” Supreme Court Mulls the Case of the Cursing Cheerleader (Garrett Epps, Washington Monthly)
• Supreme Court Considers Leniency Bid for Crack-Cocaine Offense (Jess Bravin, The Wall Street Journal)
• Biden Switch Unlikely to Save Crack Offenders at High Court (Jordan Rubin, Bloomberg Law)
• Supreme Court skeptical of applying Trump-era criminal justice law retroactively for small drug offenses (John Fritze, USA Today)