The morning read for Friday, May 21

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].

Here’s the Friday morning read:

• Supreme Court enters a new era of personal accusation and finger-pointing (Joan Biskupic, CNN)
• Stephen Breyer and the danger of the deluded institutionalist (Paul Waldman, The Washington Post)
• Judge Breyer Mum on Brother’s Retirement: ‘He Loves His Job’ (Madison Alder, Bloomberg Law)
• Sotomayor: Americans need to take critical look at policing (Jessica Gresko, Associated Press)
• What Supreme Court’s jettisoning of precedent may mean for future (Henry Gass, The Christian Science Monitor)