The morning read for Tuesday, Dec. 17

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

• The Supreme Court just took up its first religion case of the year. It could add 6 more. (Kelsey Dallas, The Deseret News)
• Supreme Court declines to hear challenge to California’s strict vehicle emissions rules (John Fritze & Ella Nilsen, CNN)
• Supreme Court stays out of Peter Navarro’s fight to keep emails from first Trump administration (Maureen Groppe, USA Today)
• TikTok asks Supreme Court to block law that could ban popular app (Lawrence Hurley, NBC News)
• ‘A Sword and a Shield’: How the Supreme Court Supercharged Trump’s Power (The Ezra Klein Show, The New York Times)