The morning read for Friday, July 28

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

• Supreme Court clears the way for pipeline construction favored by Manchin (Robert Barnes & Rachel Weiner, The Washington Post)
• Biden administration asks US Supreme Court to block ‘ghost gun’ ruling (Andrew Chung & John Kruzel, Reuters)
• The Supreme Courts Decision on Gun Laws Is Forcing Judges to Become Historians (Matt Valentine, Politico)
• How Colleges Plan to Factor In Race Without Asking About Race (Melissa Korn, The Wall Street Journal)
• Alabama Is Defying the Supreme Court on Voting Rights (Adam Serwer, The Atlantic)