The morning read for Thursday, January 4

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

• A Los Angeles man was denied a green card over his tattoos. The Supreme Court might take up his case. (Andrea Castillo, Los Angeles Times)
• Trump built the Supreme Court’s conservative majority, but it doesn’t always rule in his favor (Lawrence Hurley, NBC News)
• Trump asks Supreme Court to overturn Colorado ruling barring him from primary ballot (Melissa Quinn, CBS News)
• Supreme Court chief justice has highest approval rating in Gallup poll (Lauren Sforza, The Hill)
• Colorado charts new protections for state waters left vulnerable by Supreme Court ruling (Lindsey Toomer, Colorado Newsline)