WHAT WE'RE READING
The morning read for Thursday, August 28

By Zachary Shemtob
on Aug 28, 2025

Each weekday, we select a short list of news articles and commentary related to the Supreme Court. Here’s the Thursday morning read:
- Supreme Court Faces Decision on Another Case Related to Same-Sex Marriage (Nick Mordowanec, Newsweek)
- The Fate of the Fed May Turn on Two Words: ‘For Cause’ (Adam Liptak, The New York Times)
- Flag burning has a long history in the U.S. — and legal protections from the Supreme Court (Joe Hernandez, NPR)
- Trump’s Unconstitutional Plan to Penalize States that Allow Cashless Bail (Ilya Somin, The Volokh Conspiracy, Reason)
- Will the Supreme Court’s Ruling on Research Grants Sink Harvard’s Lawsuit Against Trump? (Eric Kelderman, The Chronicle of Higher Education)
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