The morning read for Wednesday, Feb. 12

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

• Legal showdown looms as Trump tests limits of presidential power (Anthony Zurcher & Kayla Epstein, BBC News)
• Musk and Trump allies ratchet up rhetoric against the judiciary (Tom Hals, Reuters) 
• What Happens if Trump Defies the Courts (Isaac Chotiner, The New Yorker)
• Justice Sotomayor defends courts amid criticism from Trump and his allies (Lawrence Hurley, NBC News)
• JD Vances Tweet Is No Crisis (Adrian Vermeule, The Wall Street Journal)