The morning read for Thursday, July 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 Thursday morning read:

• Former religious right leader: I saw our phrases in Alito’s abortion opinion (Josh Gerstein, Politico)
• This Court Has Revealed Conservative Originalism to Be a Hollow Shell (David H. Gans, The Atlantic)
• The end of affirmative action at colleges could be a good thing (David Von Drehle, The Washington Post)
• Elena Kagan’s Valid Critique of the Supreme Court’s ‘Shadow Docket’ (Damon Root, Reason)
• U.S. Supreme Court welcomes new crop of clerks in fraught year (Karen Sloan & David Thomas, Reuters)