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Ian Millhiser

Ian Millhiser

Senior Correspondent

    Latest articles by Ian Millhiser

    Politics
    The Supreme Court case attempting to sabotage voting by mail, explainedThe Supreme Court case attempting to sabotage voting by mail, explained
    Politics

    The Republican Party wants the Court to toss out thousands of ballots. Its arguments are laughably weak.

    By Ian Millhiser
    Politics
    MAGA’s top lawyer just gave a sitting GOP senator the biggest scare of his careerMAGA’s top lawyer just gave a sitting GOP senator the biggest scare of his career
    Politics

    No lawyer has done more in the last decade to advance a distinctly MAGA approach to the Constitution than Ken Paxton.

    By Ian Millhiser
    The Supreme Court’s Republicans just seized the most dangerous power in constitutional law
    Politics

    The Court’s latest ruling invokes a power that corrupts every court that wields it.

    By Ian Millhiser
    Policy
    The Supreme Court appears likely to let stoners own gunsThe Supreme Court appears likely to let stoners own guns
    Policy

    Gun lovers may soon have the right to bear bongs.

    By Ian Millhiser
    Politics
    The Republican justices are fighting over who should really run the governmentThe Republican justices are fighting over who should really run the government
    Politics

    There are three camps: The judicial supremacists, the GOP partisans, and Amy Coney Barrett.

    By Ian Millhiser
    Policy
    The Supreme Court will decide if marijuana users may be barred from owning gunsThe Supreme Court will decide if marijuana users may be barred from owning guns
    Policy

    Do stoners have a right to bear arms?

    By Ian Millhiser
    Politics
    Why a Republican Supreme Court struck down Trump’s tariffsWhy a Republican Supreme Court struck down Trump’s tariffs
    Politics

    Trump loses, and the Democratic justices didn’t need to concede anything.

    By Ian Millhiser
    Politics
    A new Supreme Court gerrymandering case is nightmare fuel for DemocratsA new Supreme Court gerrymandering case is nightmare fuel for Democrats
    Politics

    A questionable lawsuit seeking to redraw a Republican district risks turbocharging Trump’s gerrymandering campaign.

    By Ian Millhiser
    Politics
    The MAGA court decision that just supercharged ICEThe MAGA court decision that just supercharged ICE
    Politics

    America’s Trumpiest court just gave Trump a dangerous new weapon.

    By Ian Millhiser
    Politics
    Why a Republican Supreme Court just handed a victory to DemocratsWhy a Republican Supreme Court just handed a victory to Democrats
    Politics

    The short answer is that this Supreme Court loves gerrymandering more than it hates Democrats.

    By Ian Millhiser