WHAT WE'RE READING
The morning read for Friday, May 16

By Ellena Erskine
on May 16, 2025

Each weekday, we select a short list of news articles and commentary related to the Supreme Court. Here’s the Friday morning read:
- Supreme Court could block Trump’s birthright citizenship order but limit nationwide injunctions (Mark Sherman & Lindsay Whitehurst, The Associated Press)
- Supreme Court sides with family of man killed by police after he was pulled over for toll violations (John Fritze, CNN)
- Supreme Court Rejects ‘Moment of Threat’ Limit in Excessive Force Suits (Adam Liptak, The New York Times)
- Trump’s birthright order gets frosty reception, but justices appear ready to limit nationwide blocks (Josh Gerstein & Hassan Ali Kanu, Politico)
- The Abrego Garcia Boomerang at the Supreme Court (The Wall Street Journal Editorial Board)
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