Each weekday, we select a short list of news articles and commentary related to the Supreme Court. Here’s the Friday morning read:
- James E. Ferguson II, Rights Lawyer Who Defended Busing, Dies at 82 (Sam Roberts, The New York Times)
- Lisa Cook files federal lawsuit to fight Trump firing her from Fed (Bart Jansen, USA Today)
- Supreme Court’s NIH decision has ‘chilling effect on science’ (Shaoni Bhattacharya, Research Professional News)
- The Supreme Court Made a Bad Bet (Lev Menand, The Atlantic)
- The Supreme Court’s Long Shadow: Judicial Behavior on the Shadow Docket Between the 2010 and 2025 Terms (Adam Feldman, Legalytics)
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