The morning read for Tuesday, July 18

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

• Alabama Republicans reject call for 2nd majority Black district, despite Supreme Court ruling (Kim Chandler, The Associated Press)
• Plaintiffs ask US Supreme Court to temporarily halt Microsoft, Activision merger (John Kruzel, Reuters)
• California Supreme Court rejects SCOTUS decision, keeps state labor law alive (Bob Egelko, San Francisco Chronicle) 
• How the Supreme Court put itself in charge of the executive branch (Ian Millhiser, Vox)
• Is the Media Finally Waking Up to a New Kind of Supreme Court Coverage? (Charlotte Klein, Vanity Fair)