The morning read for Wednesday, May 10

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

• He followed strict rules as a judge and wants Supreme Court justices to do the same (Rachel Treisman, NPR)
• Clarence Thomass 2011 Ethics Complaints Are Under Senate Scrutiny (Zoe Tillman, Bloomberg)
• A new Supreme Court case seeks to legalize assault weapons in all 50 states (Ian Millhiser, Vox)
• How troubling are the payments and gifts to Ginni and Clarence Thomas? (Jane Mayer, The New Yorker)
• With Feinsteins absence, is everything on the table for Supreme Court oversight? (Jordan Rubin, MSNBC)