The morning read for Friday, Aug. 5

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 roundup@scotusblog.com.

Here’s the Friday morning read:

• The NRA’s Shadowy Supreme Court Lobbying Campaign (Will Van Sant, Politico)
• Will the SEC’s proposed climate risk disclosure rules survive Supreme Court scrutiny? (Jonathan D. Uslaner & Will Horowitz, Reuters)
• Supreme Court is US ‘decider.’ Here’s how other nations check judiciary. (Henry Gass, The Christian Science Monitor)
• The Next Big Threat to American Democracy Is Headed to the Supreme Court (Matt Ford, The New Republic)
• Christian flag in speech battle flies, briefly, over Boston (Mark Pratt, Associated Press)