The morning read for Wednesday, August 23

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:

• Activist Behind Supreme Court Affirmative Action Cases Is Now Suing Law Firms (Douglas Belkin & Erin Mulvaney, The Wall Street Journal)
• Qualified Immunity Faces an Existential Threat at the Supreme Court (Matt Ford, The New Republic) 
• Jennifer Gruda talks about going from Jaffrey to the Supreme Court (Ashley Saari, Monadnock Ledger-Transcript)
• Trump Says He Has Immunity. Will the Supreme Court Beg to Differ? (Kimberly Wehle, Politico) 
• Alabama Trans Health Care Ruling Is a Worrying Omen for a Future SCOTUS Decision (Natasha Lennard, The Intercept)