The morning read for Friday, Dec. 17

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:

• Justice Department asks high court to allow vaccine mandate (Associated Press)
• Supreme Court sends Texas abortion case to appeals court instead of to judge who previously blocked the law (Robert Barnes & Ann E. Marimow, The Washington Post)
• Populism Has Found a Home at the Supreme Court, Too (Anya Bernstein & Glen Staszewski, The New York Times)
• The idea of expanding the Supreme Court to blunt its right-wing bias gains traction (Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times)
• US Supreme Court will hear case of Nazi-looted Pissarro painting (Martha Lufkin, The Art Newspaper)