The morning read for Friday, July 26

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:

• Elena Kagan calls for better enforcement of Supreme Courts ethics code (Josh Gerstein, Politico)
• Newsom Orders California Officials to Remove Homeless Encampments (Shawn Hubler, The New York Times)
• West Virginia is asking the US Supreme Court to consider transgender surgery Medicaid coverage case (Leah Willingham, The Associated Press)
• New York urges Supreme Court not to intervene in Trumps hush money criminal case (Devan Cole, CNN)
• Bidens Supreme Court-Smacking Plan (Editorial Board, The Wall Street Journal)