The morning read for Wednesday, August 30

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:

• Payday Lenders Gave Millions To Republican Group That Backed Supreme Court Suit To Annihilate CFPB (Akela Lacy, The Intercept)
• Case closed? Supreme Court silent after Thomas luxury travel raised ethics scandal (John Fritze, USA Today)
• After Supreme Court Forces Its Hand, E.P.A. Curbs Wetlands Protection (Lisa Friedman & Coral Davenport, The New York Times)
• EPA slashes federally protected waters by more than half after Supreme Court ruling (Ella Nilsen, CNN)
• Roberts Steers Supreme Court’s Arguments if Not Its Decisions (Tonja Jacobi, Bloomberg Law)