The morning read for Thursday, July 13

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

• Senators Ask Billionaire Paul Singer and Power Broker Leonard Leo for Full Accounting of Gifts to Supreme Court Justices (Justin Elliott, Joshua Kaplan, & Alex Mierjeski, ProPublica)
• Where We Are at the End of the Supreme Courts 2022 Term (Adam Feldman, Empirical SCOTUS)
• The End of Affirmative Action (Jelani Cobb, The New Yorker)
• The surprising second life of the Supreme Courts abortion decision (Mary Ziegler, CNN)
• The Whimsy of the Late Justice John Paul Stevens (Tony Mauro, The Marble Palace)