WHAT WE'RE READING
The morning read for Friday, December 22
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on Dec 21, 2023 at 8:20 am
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Each weekday, we select a short list of news articles, commentary, and other noteworthy links related to the Supreme Court. Here’s the Friday morning read:
- Whether in 2000 or 2024, There’s No Upside for Supreme Court in Deciding Elections (Jess Bravin, The Wall Street Journal)
- The Supreme Court Should at a Minimum Ask Jack Smith to Brief the Question of the Constitutionality of his Appointment (Steven Calabresi, The Volokh Conspiracy)
- New Trump Cases Shadowed by Rocky Relationship with Supreme Court (Adam Liptak, The New York Times)
- Trump seeks to delay E. Jean Carroll civil trial to consider options, including potential Supreme Court review (Kara Scannell, CNN)
- Conservative Fifth Circuit’s Rulings Test Supreme Court (Jacqueline Thomsen, Bloomberg Law)