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Ian Millhiser

Ian Millhiser

Senior Correspondent

    Latest articles by Ian Millhiser

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    The Supreme Court’s confusing new anti-trans decision, explainedThe Supreme Court’s confusing new anti-trans decision, explained
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    The Court mostly reinstates Idaho’s ban on transgender health care for children.

    By Ian Millhiser
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    The Supreme Court effectively abolishes the right to mass protest in three US statesThe Supreme Court effectively abolishes the right to mass protest in three US states
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    It is no longer safe to organize a protest in Louisiana, Mississippi, or Texas.

    By Ian Millhiser
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    The Supreme Court will decide if states can ban lifesaving abortionsThe Supreme Court will decide if states can ban lifesaving abortions
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    A federal law requires hospitals to provide abortions when necessary to prevent serious health consequences. The justices could neutralize that law.

    By Ian Millhiser
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    Why Republican federal judges are fighting among themselvesWhy Republican federal judges are fighting among themselves
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    Simmering tensions between traditionalist Republican judges and MAGA judges are starting to boil over.

    By Ian Millhiser
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    Even the Supreme Court seems sick of its abortion pills caseEven the Supreme Court seems sick of its abortion pills case
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    The lawsuit challenging mifepristone should have never been heard by any court.

    By Ian Millhiser
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    The Supreme Court will weigh in on the January 6 insurrection. What could possibly go wrong?The Supreme Court will weigh in on the January 6 insurrection. What could possibly go wrong?
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    The Court’s decision could potentially undermine over 300 January 6 prosecutions, including Trump’s.

    By Ian Millhiser
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    The Supreme Court’s abortion pills case, explainedThe Supreme Court’s abortion pills case, explained
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    The stakes in the Supreme Court’s mifepristone case go way beyond abortion.

    By Ian Millhiser
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    The Supreme Court’s confusing new border decision, explainedThe Supreme Court’s confusing new border decision, explained
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    It is hard to believe that Justice Amy Coney Barrett actually agrees with her own opinion.

    By Ian Millhiser
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    Brett Kavanaugh rides to the Biden administration’s defense in a big First Amendment caseBrett Kavanaugh rides to the Biden administration’s defense in a big First Amendment case
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    The Supreme Court’s center right appears increasingly frustrated with the judiciary’s far right.

    By Ian Millhiser
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    The Supreme Court’s puzzling decision to allow the government to ban drag shows, explainedThe Supreme Court’s puzzling decision to allow the government to ban drag shows, explained
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    This is a serious blow to the First Amendment and a victory for a notoriously anti-LGBTQ judge.

    By Ian Millhiser