The morning read for Thursday, Dec. 22

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:

• The Death Penalty Is Unpopular Everywhere but the Supreme Court (Matt Ford, The New Republic)
• New York’s updated gun restrictions up for another fight at high court (Kelsey Reichmann, Courthouse News Service)
• U.S. Supreme Court has busy year ahead for intellectual property law (Blake Brittain, Reuters)
• The Supreme Court Has Not Turned Out the Lights on Chevron, and Lower Courts Should Continue to Apply It (Donald L. R. Goodson, Notice & Comment)
• The Supreme Court Is Going Out of Its Way to Remain Unaccountable (James LaRock, Balls and Strikes)