The morning read for Friday, August 29

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

• James E. Ferguson II, Rights Lawyer Who Defended Busing, Dies at 82 (Sam Roberts, The New York Times)
• Lisa Cook files federal lawsuit to fight Trump firing her from Fed (Bart Jansen, USA Today)
• Supreme Court’s NIH decision has ‘chilling effect on science’ (Shaoni Bhattacharya, Research Professional News)
• The Supreme Court Made a Bad Bet (Lev Menand, The Atlantic)
• The Supreme Court’s Long Shadow: Judicial Behavior on the Shadow Docket Between the 2010 and 2025 Terms (Adam Feldman, Legalytics)