The morning read for Wednesday, Feb. 1

Each weekday, we select a short list of news articles, commentary, and other noteworthy links related to the Supreme Court. Here’s the Wednesday morning read:

• At the Supreme Court, Ethics Questions Over a Spouse’s Business Ties (Steve Eder, The New York Times)
• The Sotomayor and Kagan retirement question (Aaron Blake, The Washington Post)
• How the Supreme Court Protects Police Officers (Joanna Schwartz, The Atlantic)
• The Supreme Court takes up Section 230 (Tom Wheeler, Brookings)
• The Chief Justice of the Supreme Court Wasn’t Always Like John Roberts (Dahlia Lithwick, Slate)