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Ian Millhiser

Ian Millhiser

Senior Correspondent

    Latest articles by Ian Millhiser

    Supreme Court
    The Supreme Court is in “radical agreement” that a bizarre DEI rule needs to goThe Supreme Court is in “radical agreement” that a bizarre DEI rule needs to go
    Supreme Court

    The first DEI case of Trump’s second term turns out to be an easy win against a rule that no one likes.

    By Ian Millhiser
    Supreme Court
    The Supreme Court faces the absurdly difficult problem of where to put nuclear wasteThe Supreme Court faces the absurdly difficult problem of where to put nuclear waste
    Supreme Court

    America’s worst NIMBY problem comes to the Supreme Court.

    By Ian Millhiser
    Supreme Court
    The Supreme Court hands down a rare victory for a death row inmateThe Supreme Court hands down a rare victory for a death row inmate
    Supreme Court

    Richard Glossip had everything going for him in his Supreme Court hearing. That turned out to be enough.

    By Ian Millhiser
    Supreme Court
    The Supreme Court will decide if gun companies are to blame for arming Mexican cartelsThe Supreme Court will decide if gun companies are to blame for arming Mexican cartels
    Supreme Court

    Good luck trying to win a suit against the gun industry in this Supreme Court.

    By Ian Millhiser
    Supreme Court
    The Supreme Court hears a challenge to a DEI rule that genuinely needs to goThe Supreme Court hears a challenge to a DEI rule that genuinely needs to go
    Supreme Court

    Ames v. Ohio should be an easy — and potentially unanimously decided — case, assuming the Court doesn’t overreach.

    By Ian Millhiser
    Supreme Court
    We’re about to learn just how eager the Supreme Court is to help TrumpWe’re about to learn just how eager the Supreme Court is to help Trump
    Supreme Court

    The first Supreme Court showdown of Trump’s second term is upon us.

    By Ian Millhiser
    Elon Musk
    The lawsuit seeking to kick Elon Musk out of government, explainedThe lawsuit seeking to kick Elon Musk out of government, explained
    Elon Musk

    The lawsuit asks a very simple question: Who appointed Musk, and what, exactly, does he do?

    By Ian Millhiser
    Politics
    What does it mean to be in a “constitutional crisis”?What does it mean to be in a “constitutional crisis”?
    Politics

    We don’t know yet how far Trump will go.

    By Ian Millhiser
    Supreme Court
    How to make sense of all the court orders against Donald TrumpHow to make sense of all the court orders against Donald Trump
    Supreme Court

    Restraining orders? Injunctions? What do all the court orders against Trump mean?

    By Ian Millhiser
    Supreme Court
    Don’t expect the courts to save us from Donald TrumpDon’t expect the courts to save us from Donald Trump
    Supreme Court

    Courts are inherently reactive institutions. Trump always gets the first move.

    By Ian Millhiser

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