The morning read for Friday, Dec. 6

Follow us on Bluesky; we’ll have live updates as the court announces opinions on Tuesday, Dec. 10. 

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

• US Supreme Court could allow broader curbs on transgender rights (Andrew Chung, Reuters) 
• Root Inc. Investors Drop Petition to Supreme Court in Risks Case (Martina Barash, Bloomberg Law)
• Protests outside of Supreme Court capture growing fears for transgender Americans (Kiara Alfonseca, ABC News)
• SCOTUS Clerk Hiring Watch: Retirement Clues? (David Lat, Original Jurisdiction) 
• The Supreme Court Just Showed Us What Contempt for Expertise Looks Like (M. Gessen, The New York Times)

Coming up: On Tuesday, Dec. 10, the court expects to issue one or more opinions from the current term.