The morning read for Monday, October 16

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

• A Supreme Court dispute over a $15,000 IRS bill may be aimed at a never-enacted tax on billionaires (Mark Sherman, The Associated Press)
• US Supreme Court turns away appeal in PETA undercover recording case (Andrew Chung, Reuters) 
• Supreme Court to consider conservative effort to block federal power and a challenge to ‘qualified immunity’ for police officers (Ariane de Vogue, CNN)
• Starbucks Preps for Potential Try at Supreme Court (Robert Iafolla, Bloomberg Law)
• John Roberts Wants Everyone to Think He’s in Charge of the Supreme Court. But It May Be Too Far Gone (Cristian Farias, Vanity Fair)