The morning read for Friday, April 30

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:

• A Sharp Divide at the Supreme Court Over a One-Letter Word (Adam Liptak, The New York Times)
• Immigrant Seeking to Challenge Removal Prevails with Unusual Supreme Court Line-up (Jonathan Adler, The Volokh Conspiracy)
• Supreme Court Conservatives Just Made It Easier to Sentence Kids to Life in Prison (Beth Schwartzapfel, The Marshall Project)
• Supreme Court Packing: A Bad Way to Get Even (or Ahead) (Clay Jenkinson, Governing)
• A cheerleader’s cursing may reshape American free-speech laws ($) (Steven Mazie, The Economist)