The morning read for Wednesday, November 1

The justices will hear oral argument this morning in Vidal v. Elster. 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:

• Can public officials block you on social media? It’s up to the Supreme Court (Nina Totenberg, NPR)
• Supreme Court Weighs When Officials May Block Citizens on Social Media (Adam Liptak, The New York Times)
• Trump fights loom large for a Supreme Court that has tried to ignore him (Josh Gerstein, Politico)
• The Supreme Court seems stumped by two cases about free speech online (Ian Millhiser, Vox)
• Too conservative for the Supreme Court? The nation’s most right-leaning appeals court draws scrutiny (John Fritze, USA Today)