The morning read for Wednesday, July 12

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:

• Lawyers with supreme court business paid Clarence Thomas aide via Venmo (Stephanie Kirchgaessner, The Guardian)
• Judges Confused by Supreme Court’s Historical Test for Gun Laws (Lydia Wheeler, Bloomberg Law)
• Firing of gay Catholic school teacher could test latest Supreme Court ruling (Rachel Weiner, The Washington Post)
• How a Second Amendment case at the Supreme Court is putting gun rights groups in a jam (John Fritze, USA Today)
• A monumental LGBTQ rights case is barreling toward the Supreme Court (Ian Millhiser, Vox)