The morning read for Friday, December 1

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

• Supreme Court weighs hearing Jan. 6 cases that could affect Trump prosecution (Lawrence Hurley & Ryan J. Reilly, NBC News)
• Senate Democrats authorize US Supreme Court ethics subpoenas (John Kruzel & Andrew Chung, Reuters)
• A $6 Billion Settlement Threatens to Upend US Bankruptcy Deals (Jonathan Randles, Bloomberg) 
• Supreme Court seems poised to limit power of SEC (Ariane de Vogue, CNN)
• Why the Fifth Circuit Keeps Making Such Outlandish Decisions (Stephen Vladeck, The Atlantic)