WHAT WE'RE READING

The morning read for Tuesday, May 28

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

• US Supreme Court rebuffs lawyer Michael Avenatti’s bid to overturn Nike-related convictions (John Kruzel, Reuters)
• ‘You have to shed the tears’: Justice shares that she cries after some Supreme Court cases (Marina Pitofsky, USA Today)
• Wife of Justice Alito called upside-down flag ‘signal of distress’ (Justin Jouvenal & Ann E. Marimow, The Washington Post)
• Key Senate Democrats seek meeting with Chief Justice Roberts over ‘Supreme Court’s ethics crisis’ (Alexandra Marquez, NBC News)
• The Supreme Court on Racial Gerrymandering (Editorial Board, The Wall Street Journal)

Coming up: On Thursday, May 30, the court expects to issue one or more opinions from the current term. We’ll be live at 9:45 a.m. EDT.

RELIST WATCH

Restrictions on gender-affirming medical care – and assault weapons

The Relist Watch column examines cert petitions that the Supreme Court has “relisted” for its upcoming conference. A short explanation of relists is available here.

After going two conferences without any new relists, the Supreme Court ended the relist drought this week with a vengeance. We have 12 new relists, several of which are potential blockbusters if the court grants review.

Gender-affirming care

Three of the cases involve constitutional challenges brought against state prohibitions on providing gender-affirming care to minors: United States v. Skrmetti, L. W. v. Skrmetti, and Jane Doe 1 v. Kentucky ex rel. Cameron. Last year, Tennessee and Kentucky were among a group of more than 20 states that enacted laws that prohibit giving transgender youths under the age of 18 medical treatment to align their appearance with their gender identity.

WHAT WE'RE READING

The morning read for Friday, May 24

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

• Supreme Court rules in South Carolina gerrymandering case (Nina Totenberg, NPR)
• Supreme Court throws out race claim in South Carolina redistricting case in win for GOP (Lawrence Hurley, NBC News)
• Supreme Court Conservatives Add New Minority Voter Roadblocks (Kimberly Strawbridge Robinson, Bloomberg Law)
• Tired, testy and fractured: The Supreme Court prepares for more drama (Joan Biskupic, CNN)
• Supreme Court’s thin veil of “good faith” in racial gerrymandering case (Bill Britt, Alabama Political Reporter)

Coming up: On Thursday, May 30, the court expects to issue one or more opinions from the current term. We’ll be live at 9:45 a.m. EDT.

WHAT WE'RE READING

The morning read for Thursday, May 23

The court will release opinions in one or more cases from the current term this morning. Each weekday, we select a short list of news articles, commentary, and other noteworthy links related to the Supreme Court. Here’s the Thursday morning read:

• Another Provocative Flag Was Flown at Another Alito Home (Jodi Kantor, Aric Toler, & Julie Tate, The New York Times)
• White House backs pharma companies in Supreme Court terror funding case (Mike Scarcella, Reuters)
• 19 states ask Supreme Court to topple climate lawsuits (Lesley Clark, E&E News)
• Justice Samuel Alito Faces Growing Pressure To Recuse Himself From Key Cases After Another Controversial Flag Scandal (Alison Durkee, Forbes)
• Why the Supreme Court may take a while still with its decision on Trump immunity (Jordan Rubin, MSNBC)

WHAT WE'RE READING

The morning read for Wednesday, May 22

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

• The campaign to gut Washington’s power over corporate America (Declan Harty, Josh Sisco, & Josh Gerstein, Politico)
• 6,000 doctors urge the Supreme Court to keep abortions in medical emergencies legal (Shefali Luthra, The 19th)
• Biden admin calls on Supreme Court to reject NEPA oil case (Niina H. Farah, E&E News)
• House Democrat calls for censure of supreme court justice Alito over upside-down flag at his home (Chris Stein, The Guardian)
• The Supreme Court makes a dangerous ruling, delighting progressives (George F. Will, The Washington Post)

Coming up: On Thursday, May 23, the court expects to issue one or more opinions from the current term. We’ll be live at 9:45 a.m. EDT.