The morning read for Monday, July 31

Each weekday, we select a short list of news articles, commentary, and other noteworthy links related to the Supreme Court. Heres the Monday morning read:

• In 1998, a legal revolution was quietly born in Texas. It would pull Americas courts rightward. (Eleanor Klibanoff, The Texas Tribune)
• The Civil-Rights Showdown Nobody Remembers (Louis Menand, The New Yorker)
• Clarence Thomas joked about his friend Harlan Crow a year ago. Now, no one is laughing. (John Wood Jr., USA Today)
• “Original” Jurisdiction and the Wyandotte Doctrine (Steve Vladeck, One First)
• Selective Admissions on Trial (John R. Thelin & Richard W. Trollinger, Inside Higher Ed)