The court announced this morning that Retired Associate Justice David Souter died yesterday at his home in New Hampshire. He was 85 years old.

Each weekday, we select a short list of news articles and commentary related to the Supreme Court. Here’s the Friday morning read:

• Retired Supreme Court Justice David Souter dies at 85 (Dan Mangan, CNBC)
• David H. Souter, Republican Justice Who Allied With Court’s Liberal Wing, Dies at 85 (Linda Greenhouse, The New York Times)
• Hegseth initiates ban on transgender troops after Supreme Court ruling (Alex Horton & Casey Parks, The Washington Post)
• The Supreme Court’s birthright citizenship case isn’t really about birthright citizenship (Ian Millhiser, Vox)
• A Way Out of SCOTUS Charter School Ruling Mess: Focus on Mission, Not Religion (Richard D. Kahlenberg, The 74)

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