“Biden’s Push for Equity in Government Hits Legal and Political Roadblocks; No part of President Biden’s agenda has been as ambitious as his attempt to place concerns about equity squarely at the center of the federal government’s decision-making”: Michael D. Shear, Stacy Cowley, and Alan Rappeport have this front page article in today’s edition of The New York Times.

“The Supreme Court’s Surprising Term; During a time when the country has been starkly divided on matters ranging from the pandemic to the Presidency, the Court has largely avoided partisanship”: Law professor Jeannie Suk Gersen will have this Comment in the Talk of the Town section of the July 5, 2021 issue of The New Yorker.

“Transgender rights, religion among cases justices could add”: Mark Sherman and Jessica Gresko of The Associated Press have this report.

“High Court’s Breyer Leaves Democrats in Suspense on Retirement”: Ryan Teague Beckwith, Laura Litvan, and Greg Stohr of Bloomberg News have this report.

“Inside William Barr’s Breakup With Trump: In the final months of the administration, the doggedly loyal attorney general finally had enough.” Jonathan D. Karl has this article online at The Atlantic.