The morning read for Thursday, Jan. 9

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

• Trump speaks with Justice Alito amid push to halt criminal sentencing (Katherine Faulders, Jonathan Karl, & Devin Dwyer, ABC News)
• Trump Tests Power With Supreme Court Even Before Hes Sworn In (Greg Stohr, Bloomberg)
• TikToks fate arrives at Supreme Court in collision of free speech and national security (Mark Sherman, The Associated Press)
• Abortion Pills Prescribed by Pharmacists Are Newest Effort in Abortion Fight (Pam Belluck, The New York Times)
• Retired US Supreme Court Justice Breyer returns to ‘old home’ to hear appeals (Nate Raymond, Reuters)