The morning read for Wednesday, June 5

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:

• X Corp. asks Supreme Court to review process that led Jack Smith to obtain Trump Twitter files (Kyle Cheney, Politico)
• Supreme Court Ethics Office Bill Proposed by House Democrats (Caitlin McLean, Bloomberg Law)
• Alito’s Flag Controversy Foreshadows Contentious US Supreme Court Rulings (Greg Stohr, Bloomberg)
• Justice Department condemns Supreme Court’s racist ‘Insular Cases’ (Lawrence Hurley, NBC News)
• The Supreme Court remains the linchpin of Trumpworld’s push for power (Philip Bump, The Washington Post)

Coming up: On Thursday, June 6, the court expects to issue one or more opinions from the current term. We’ll be live at 9:45 a.m. EDT.