<em>The Atlantic Daily</em>: The Future of the Supreme Court

3. A major abortion decision (June Medical Services v. Russo)

While the ruling does not signal that abortion is safe at the Supreme Court, it’s a message that anti-abortion advocates cannot simply expect the Court to reverse abortion rights just because conservative justices now dominate the bench.

— Emma Green, staff writer covering religion and politics

4.The ruling on the fate of the Deferred Action of Childhood Arrivals policy (Department of Homeland Security v. Regents of the University of California)

The Court held, 5–4, that the administration’s purported ‘rescission’ of DACA was ‘arbitrary and capricious,’ and thus had to be, at the very least, redone. At least for now, America’s Dreamers can stay.

— Garrett Epps, professor of constitutional law

5.  The decision on workplace protections for LGBTQ people (Bostock v. Clayton County)

“Beneath the verbal jousting, the two sides were expressing dueling views of what sexual orientation and gender mean, and how society should assess them.”

— Epps

One question, answered: Can I get a haircut?

“Cautiously,” our staff writer Joe Pinsker suggests. Here’s what he learned by asking a few experts:

Because haircuts mean close physical contact and often conversation, there are real risks here. If you choose to go, both you and your haircutter should wear a mask, though you may have to remove yours temporarily if the elastic is in the way of the scissors. ([Linsey Marr, a civil- and environmental-engineering professor at Virginia Tech] says it’s fine to keep up the banter while wearing a face covering.) While you won’t be able to keep six feet between you and the person cutting your hair, it’s important that other people in your vicinity aren’t any closer than that. (Also, I’d add, tip well if you can afford to.)

All that said, people will probably be understanding if you just grow your hair out or do a so-so job lopping it off yourself. Less chic, but less risky.

What to read if … you want practical tips:

What to read if … you’re a fan of poetry:

Here’s a collection of sonnets from Pablo Neruda, “one of the most famous poets of the 20th century,” who “left a more complicated legacy than many realize.”

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Caroline Mimbs Nyce is a senior associate editor at The Atlantic.