The morning read for Wednesday, Aug. 3

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 Wednesday morning read:

• Samuel Alito, a workhorse on the Supreme Court, shapes its conservative path (Nina Totenberg, NPR)
• Justice Brown Jackson Won’t Shift the Court, but Will She Shake Up the Liberals? (Adam Feldman, Empirical SCOTUS)
• Reclaiming Legislative Power from the Administrative State (Peter J. Wallison, Law & Liberty)
• Legal industry groups ask U.S. Supreme Court to protect affirmative action (Karen Sloan, Reuters)
• Justice Elena Kagan has a prescription for an ailing Supreme Court (Jessica Levinson, MSNBC)