The morning read for Thursday, August 10

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

• Clarence Thomas 38 Vacations: The Other Billionaires Who Have Treated the Supreme Court Justice to Luxury Travel (Brett Murphy & Alex Mierjeski, ProPublica)
• US Supreme Court refuses Epic bid to let App Store order take effect in Apple case (Andrew Chung, Reuters) 
• The Supreme Court has already rejected a key part of Trumps defence (Alex Woodward, The Independent)
• Attacks on corporate diversity programs are ramping up after Supreme Courts affirmative action decision (Paige Mcglauflin & Joseph Abrams, Fortune)
• First Conservatives Came for Affirmative Action. Now Theyre Gunning for DEI Programs. (Sheryll Cashin, Politico)