WHAT WE'RE READING
The morning read for Wednesday, Feb. 12
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on Feb 12, 2025 at 9:39 am
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Each weekday, we select a short list of news articles and commentary related to the Supreme Court. Here’s the Wednesday morning read:
- Legal showdown looms as Trump tests limits of presidential power (Anthony Zurcher & Kayla Epstein, BBC News)
- Musk and Trump allies ratchet up rhetoric against the judiciary (Tom Hals, Reuters)
- What Happens if Trump Defies the Courts (Isaac Chotiner, The New Yorker)
- Justice Sotomayor defends courts amid criticism from Trump and his allies (Lawrence Hurley, NBC News)
- JD Vance’s Tweet Is No Crisis (Adrian Vermeule, The Wall Street Journal)