The morning read for Wednesday, Jan. 19

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 Wednesday morning read:

• Gorsuch declines to wear mask, as bench-mate Sotomayor works from her office (Ariane de Vogue, CNN)
• What the Supreme Courts Vaccine Case Was Really About (Linda Greenhouse, The New York Times)
• The Supreme Court Could Decide if Ted Cruz Gets $10,000. It Matters More Than You Think (Madeleine Carlisle, TIME)
• Race, cocaine and prison time (Lyle Denniston, Lyle Denniston Law News)
• In US Supreme Court hearing over Nazi-looted Pissarro, justices question Spanish museums position (Martha Lufkin, The Art Newspaper)