The morning read for Wednesday, Feb. 5

Each weekday, we select a short list of news articles and commentary related to the Supreme Court. Here’s the Wednesday morning read:

• Why the Supreme Court may be open to Trump’s push for expanded power (Justin Jouvenal, The Washington Post)
• Faith groups, Department of Justice back Catholic religious freedom case at Supreme Court (Daniel Payne, CNA)
• The legal theory that would make Trump the most powerful president in US history (Ian Millhiser, Vox)
• Doctrine Used to Nix Biden Moves Threatens to Undo Trump Tariffs (Lydia Wheeler & Kimberly Strawbridge Robinson, Bloomberg Law)
• The Race-Blind College-Admissions Era Is Off To A Weird Start (Rose Horowitch, The Atlantic)