The morning read for Tuesday, April 13

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 [email protected].

Heres the Tuesday morning read:

• Shadow Dockets Are Normal. The Way SCOTUS Is Using Them Is the Problem. (Steve Vladeck, Slate)
• The Supreme Court’s ‘Shadow Docket’ Is Looking Increasingly Shady (Charles Pierce, Esquire)
• The Roberts Court, First Amendment Fanaticism, and the Myth of Originalism (Eric Segall, Dorf on Law)
• Why the Left Is Wrong to Attack Justice Breyer on Court-Packing (Adam Carrington, The American Spectator)
• Talk of Breyer retirement swirls, while he questions courts image ($) (Daniel Cotter, Chicago Daily Law Bulletin)