WHAT WE'RE READING
The morning read for Wednesday, August 13

By Zachary Shemtob
on Aug 13, 2025

Each weekday, we select a short list of news articles and commentary related to the Supreme Court. Here’s the Wednesday morning read:
- Appeals Court Allows DOGE Access to Sensitive Data at Several Agencies (Zach Montague, The New York Times)
- SCOTUS has been asked to overturn same-sex marriage. What is Trump’s stance? (Kinsey Crowley, USA Today)
- The Supreme Court’s next Second Amendment case could be a drug case (Jordan Rubin, MSNBC)
- After Months of Lawsuits, Courts Stymie Some of Trump’s Higher Ed Agenda (Jessica Blake, Inside Higher Ed)
- Trump Asks Supreme Court To Bless Racial Profiling by Immigration Agents (Damon Root, The Volokh Conspiracy, Reason)
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