The morning read for Tuesday, Oct. 12

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:

• The Supreme Court v. Reality (Maureen Dowd, The New York Times)
• Alito, Texas Abortion and the Shadow Docket: Dj vu All Over Again? (Austin Sarat & Dennis Aftergut, Verdict)
• SCOTUS Oral Argument Week 1 Quantitative Recap (Adam Feldman, Empirical SCOTUS)
• What the Front Line of the U.S. Abortion Fight in Kentucky Looks Like Now (Greg Stohr, Bloomberg)
• Justices views on abortion in their own words and votes (Mark Sherman & Jessica Gresko, Associated Press)