WHAT WE'RE READING
The morning read for Monday, August 18

By Zachary Shemtob
on Aug 18, 2025

Each weekday, we select a short list of news articles and commentary related to the Supreme Court. Here’s the Monday morning read:
- How the Supreme Court could wind up scrapping high-profile precedents in coming months (John Fritze, CNN)
- NRA Asks Supreme Court to Lift California Gun Magazine Limits (Maia Spoto, Bloomberg Law)
- Nonsense and Sense About Supreme Court Interim Orders (Jack Goldsmith, Executive Functions)
- Supreme Court isn’t poised to end gay marriage, despite the media’s fearmongering (Dace Potas, USA Today)
- Trump killed affirmative action. His base might not like what comes next. (Noel King and Gabrielle Berbey, Vox)
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