The morning read for Friday, May 17

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

• Supreme Court rebuffs challenge to consumer protection agency (Lawrence Hurley, NBC News)
• At Justice Alitos House, a Stop the Steal Symbol on Display (Jodi Kantor, The New York Times)
• Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas pressed on questions over friends $267,000 RV loan (Josephine Rozzelle & Rebecca Picciotto, CNBC)
• CFPB Supreme Court Win Is a Loss for Congress (Stephen L. Carter, Bloomberg Law)
• Clarence Thomas led Supreme Court majority in upholding consumer protections. What that means (Steve Vladeck, CNN)

Coming up: On Thursday, May 23, the court expects to issue one or more opinions from the current term. Well be live at 9:45 a.m. EDT.