The morning read for Tuesday, December 5

At 10 a.m. EST, the court expects to issue one or more opinions in argued cases from the current term. The justices will then hear oral argument in Moore v. U.S. Each weekday, we select a short list of news articles, commentary, and other noteworthy links related to the Supreme Court. Here’s the Tuesday morning read:

• Supreme Court split on whether the Sackler family can be sued over opioid crisis (John Fritze, USA Today)
• One Supreme Court Case Could Mess Up Chunks of the Tax Code (Richard Rubin & Jess Bravin, The Wall Street Journal)
• Switchblade Ban Stymies Judges Grappling With Right to Bear Arms (Allie Reed, Bloomberg Law)
• Clarence Thomas’ Benefactors Finally Face the Music (David Janovsky & Sarah Turberville, Slate)
• Two new Supreme Court cases ask if there is a right to medically necessary abortion (Ian Millhiser, Vox)