Trump administration returns to Supreme Court in dispute over foreign-aid payment

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

• Trump’s effort to fire Fed Governor Lisa Cook likely headed for Supreme Court (Devin Dwyer, ABC News)
• Democrats urge Supreme Court to uphold Colorado conversion therapy ban (Brooke Migdon, The Hill)
• Trump’s order on flag burning could return the question to the Supreme Court (Laurie Kellman, AP)
• Is This the Supreme Court’s Next Big Abortion Case? (Damon Root, Reason)
• Texas showdown: Legal battle looming over Ten Commandments in schools (Michelle Boorstein, The Washington Post)

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

• Trump flag burning executive order could flip First Amendment on its head with new court (Emma Colton, Fox News)
• Gorsuch and Kavanaugh warn lower court judges in Trump cases (John Fritze, CNN)
• Of Course the Voting Rights Act Would Die at This Moment (Linda Greenhouse, The New York Times)
• Prosecutions Under New “Prosecuting Burning of the American Flag” Executive Order Would Violate First Amendment (Eugene Volokh, The Volokh Conspiracy, Reason)
• Amy Coney Barrett Is a Maddening Voice on Grant Cases (Noah Feldman, Bloomberg)

When the justices meet for their “long conference” on Sept. 29, one of the cases that they will consider is a challenge to the tariffs that President Donald Trump has imposed in a series of executive orders since his inauguration. The small businesses that filed the case told the court that the “tariffs are projected to amount to an average tax increase of $1,200-$2,800 per American household in 2025.”

Even if the justices don’t take up the tariff question at that conference, they are likely to do so soon. Here’s a brief explainer on two of the most prominent tariff cases and the issues involved.

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

• Trump’s more conventional judicial nominees could give Alito and Thomas greater confidence to retire (Joan Biskupic, CNN)
• The Federal Reserve could start resembling the Supreme Court (Jason Ma, Fortune)
• Supreme Court Faces Decisions on Marijuana (Andrew Stanton, Newsweek)
• It’s Not Always Over When It’s Over: SCOTUS allows rearguments in some cases (Mark Walsh, ABA Journal)
• How California Is Ignoring Mahmoud v. Taylor (John Gerardi, National Review)

Is the Supreme Court’s approval rating at a five-year high or record low? It depends on which survey you’re reading.

In just the past two months, at least seven national polls on the court’s work have been fielded and released, leading to a confusing – and at times contradictory – mix of headlines about how the public views the justices.