<img src="https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-loaded/v1/9pXnVQo2qbqPGBmHgwZKsHn9ye8UNv30" border=0 width="1" height="1" alt="The morning read for Friday, April 18" title="The morning read for Friday, April 18"> <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, April 18" title="The morning read for Friday, April 18" style="float:right;" decoding="async" loading="lazy" /><p><a class="a2a_button_facebook" href="https://www.addtoany.com/add_to/facebook?linkurl=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.scotusblog.com%2F2025%2F04%2Fthe-morning-read-for-friday-april-18%2F&linkname=The%20morning%20read%20for%20Friday%2C%20April%2018" title="Facebook" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"></a><a class="a2a_button_linkedin" href="https://www.addtoany.com/add_to/linkedin?linkurl=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.scotusblog.com%2F2025%2F04%2Fthe-morning-read-for-friday-april-18%2F&linkname=The%20morning%20read%20for%20Friday%2C%20April%2018" title="LinkedIn" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"></a><a class="a2a_button_twitter" href="https://www.addtoany.com/add_to/twitter?linkurl=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.scotusblog.com%2F2025%2F04%2Fthe-morning-read-for-friday-april-18%2F&linkname=The%20morning%20read%20for%20Friday%2C%20April%2018" title="Twitter" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"></a><a class="a2a_button_email" href="https://www.addtoany.com/add_to/email?linkurl=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.scotusblog.com%2F2025%2F04%2Fthe-morning-read-for-friday-april-18%2F&linkname=The%20morning%20read%20for%20Friday%2C%20April%2018" title="Email" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"></a><a class="a2a_button_printfriendly" href="https://www.addtoany.com/add_to/printfriendly?linkurl=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.scotusblog.com%2F2025%2F04%2Fthe-morning-read-for-friday-april-18%2F&linkname=The%20morning%20read%20for%20Friday%2C%20April%2018" title="PrintFriendly" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"></a><a class="a2a_dd addtoany_no_icon addtoany_share_save addtoany_share" href="https://www.addtoany.com/share#url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.scotusblog.com%2F2025%2F04%2Fthe-morning-read-for-friday-april-18%2F&title=The%20morning%20read%20for%20Friday%2C%20April%2018" data-a2a-url="https://www.scotusblog.com/2025/04/the-morning-read-for-friday-april-18/" data-a2a-title="The morning read for Friday, April 18">Share</a></p><p>Each weekday, we select a short list of news articles and commentary related to the Supreme Court. Here’s the Friday morning read:</p>
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<li><a href="https://apnews.com/article/supreme-court-birthright-citizenship-trump-6f0cb929c4604ec1d9bf9fea99765b61">Supreme Court keeps hold on Trump’s restrictions on birthright citizenship but sets May arguments</a> (Mark Sherman, The Associated Press)</li>
<li><a href="https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/supreme-court-hear-arguments-injunctions-trump-bid-end/story?id=120916742">Supreme Court to hear arguments over injunctions on Trump bid to end birthright citizenship</a> (Devin Dwyer, ABC News)</li>
<li><a href="https://www.politico.com/news/2025/04/17/supreme-court-end-birthright-citizenship-trump-00296984">Supreme Court to hear arguments on Trump’s bid to start implementing his plan to end birthright citizenship</a> (Erica Orden, Politico)</li>
<li><a href="https://www.reuters.com/breakingviews/defiance-us-supreme-court-is-tricky-price-2025-04-17/">Defiance of US Supreme Court is tricky to price</a> (Gabriel Rubin, Reuters)</li>
<li><a href="https://www.cnn.com/2025/04/17/politics/can-trump-fire-jerome-powell-supreme-court-humphreys-executor/index.html">Can Trump fire Jerome Powell? The Supreme Court may soon offer some clues</a> (John Fritze, CNN)</li>
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Moscow and Brussels’ sister city relationship has been suspended — but not ended, Brussels Mayor Philippe Close said. Close, the vice president of the Socialist…