<p><img width="150" height="150" src="https://www.scotusblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Banner200115r-1-150x150.jpg" class="attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="The morning read for Friday, Jan. 31" title="The morning read for Friday, Jan. 31" style="float:right;" decoding="async" />Each weekday, we select a short list of news articles and commentary related to the Supreme Court. Here’s the Friday morning read: Man facing Friday execution in Dorchester County murder won’t seek clemency (Colt Yeargin & Patrick Phillips, WCSC) Appeals Court Strikes Down Federal Ban...</p>
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<p><img width="150" height="150" src="https://www.scotusblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/Hennessy-banner-3-fall-colors-edit-150x150.jpg" class="attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="Justices appoint former clerk to argue First Step Act cases " title="Justices appoint former clerk to argue First Step Act cases " style="float:right;" decoding="async" srcset="https://www.scotusblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/Hennessy-banner-3-fall-colors-edit-150x150.jpg 150w, https://www.scotusblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/Hennessy-banner-3-fall-colors-edit-570x570.jpg 570w, https://www.scotusblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/Hennessy-banner-3-fall-colors-edit-500x500.jpg 500w" sizes="(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px" />The Supreme Court on Friday afternoon appointed a former clerk to Justice Samuel Alito (who also served as a clerk to then-Judge Neil Gorsuch on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 10th Circuit) to defend a ruling by the U.S. Court of Appeals for...</p>
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