The morning read for Friday, Feb. 28

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

• Trump foreign aid freeze to stay for now, US Supreme Court chief rules (Paulin Kola, BBC News)
• Justice Dept. hires for court battles as Trump slashes other agencies (Perry Stein, The Washington Post)
• Chief Justice Roberts’s Administrative Stay in the Foreign Aid Funding Cases (Steve Vladeck, One First)
• Supreme Court Comes Running to Trumps Rescue on Foreign Aid Cuts (Edith Olmsted, The New Republic)
• Montana Trafficking Bill Shows Endgame for Abortion Rights Foes (Mary Ziegler, Slate)