The morning read for Tuesday, Jan. 11

Each weekday, we select a short list of news articles, commentary, and other noteworthy links related to the Supreme Court. To suggest a piece for us to consider, email us at [email protected].

Heres the Tuesday morning read:

• Justices Sotomayor and Barrett question the state of federal sentencing commission (Ariane de Vogue, CNN)
• The furor over Sonia Sotomayors false covid claim misses a more important problem (Radley Balko, The Washington Post)
• The Supreme Court Case That Could Upend Efforts to Protect the Environment (Elizabeth Kolbert, The New Yorker)
• Why Doesnt the Supreme Court Want Workers to Be As Safe From Covid as They Are? (Elie Mystal, The Nation)
• The Native American Victims of McGirt (Editorial, The Wall Street Journal)