The morning read for Friday, August 11

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

• Supreme Court puts Purdue Pharma bankruptcy deal on hold (Lawrence Hurley, NBC News) 
• Drug user cannot be barred from owning guns, US court rules (Nate Raymond, Reuters) 
• “Is Fish Meat?” One Justice’s Answer Shows Why the Supreme Court Is So Broken. (Aaron Tang, Slate) 
• This is why it’s difficult to rein in the Supreme Court (Zachary B. Wolf, CNN)
• ‘Unprecedented, stunning, disgusting’: Clarence Thomas condemned over billionaire gifts (Martin Pengelly, The Guardian)