The morning read for Tuesday, Nov. 1

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 Tuesday morning read:

• Takeaways from SCOTUS affirmative action cases: Conservatives may overturn precedent allowing race as a factor in admissions (Ariane de Vogue & Tierney Sneed, CNN)
• The Supreme Court’s Options in the Harvard and UNC Affirmative Action Cases (Ilya Somin, The Volokh Conspiracy)
• The Framers of the 14th Amendment Weren’t Color Blind (Sheryll Cashin, POLITICO)
• Affirmative Action Exposes the Secret Meaning of Equity (William McGurn, The Wall Street Journal)
• The Supreme Court discovers that ending affirmative action is hard (Ian Millhiser, Vox)