The morning read for Wednesday, May 18

Each weekday, we select a short list of news articles, commentary, and other noteworthy links related to the Supreme Court. To suggest a piece for us to consider, email us at [email protected].

Heres the Wednesday morning read:

• The Supreme Court green-lights political corruption again (Editorial, The Washington Post)
• Ted Cruz, the Supreme Court and $10,000 (Editorial, The Wall Street Journal)
• The Supreme Court Needs an Ethics Code (Bob Bauer, The Atlantic)
• Samuel Alito: One Angry Man (Aziz Huq, Politico)
• The Supreme Court’s History of Protecting the Powerful (Isaac Chotiner, The New Yorker)