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Ian Millhiser

Ian Millhiser

Senior Correspondent

    Latest articles by Ian Millhiser

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    Republicans will no longer get to handpick their judges when they sue BidenRepublicans will no longer get to handpick their judges when they sue Biden
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    The federal judiciary’s new rules target “judge shopping.” That’s terrible news for Matthew Kacsmaryk and other partisan judges.

    By Ian Millhiser
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    The Supreme Court may let Texas get away with a totally unconstitutional deportation lawThe Supreme Court may let Texas get away with a totally unconstitutional deportation law
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    Texas Republicans are trying to rewrite the Constitution — and this Supreme Court could let them.

    By Ian Millhiser
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    The NRA has a case before the Supreme Court that it absolutely should winThe NRA has a case before the Supreme Court that it absolutely should win
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    It’s one of two cases asking whether the government is allowed to speak freely to private companies.

    By Ian Millhiser
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    Do Americans still have a right to privacy?Do Americans still have a right to privacy?
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    With courts coming for abortion and IVF, it’s hard not to wonder what the Supreme Court will go after next.

    By Ian Millhiser
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    The courts were never going to save America from Donald TrumpThe courts were never going to save America from Donald Trump
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    No one is coming to save US democracy, except for ourselves.

    By Ian Millhiser
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    The Supreme Court just crushed any hope that Trump could be removed from the ballotThe Supreme Court just crushed any hope that Trump could be removed from the ballot
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    This is the second major victory the Supreme Court handed Trump in less than one week.

    By Ian Millhiser
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    How Mitch McConnell broke CongressHow Mitch McConnell broke Congress
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    Say goodbye to the GOP leader, but not the all-powerful Supreme Court that is his legacy.

    By Ian Millhiser
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    The Supreme Court just handed Trump an astonishing victoryThe Supreme Court just handed Trump an astonishing victory
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    So much for the rule of law.

    By Ian Millhiser
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    How Amy Coney Barrett could save us from fully legal automatic weaponsHow Amy Coney Barrett could save us from fully legal automatic weapons
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    Most of the justices appeared uncomfortable with “bump stocks,” devices that allow semiautomatic weapons to fire automatically.

    By Ian Millhiser
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    The Supreme Court appeared lost in a massive case about free speech onlineThe Supreme Court appeared lost in a massive case about free speech online
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    The justices look likely to reinstate Texas and Florida laws that seize control of much of the internet — but not for long.

    By Ian Millhiser