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Ian Millhiser

Ian Millhiser

Senior Correspondent

    Latest articles by Ian Millhiser

    Abortion
    The Alabama Supreme Court opinion holding that embryos are children, explainedThe Alabama Supreme Court opinion holding that embryos are children, explained
    Abortion

    Did Alabama’s Supreme Court just ban IVF treatments?

    By Ian Millhiser
    Supreme Court
    Justice Alito is mad that George W. Bush was too wokeJustice Alito is mad that George W. Bush was too woke
    Supreme Court

    In a dissenting opinion, Alito takes a potshot at Bush’s signature racial justice program.

    By Ian Millhiser
    Supreme Court
    The Supreme Court will decide whether to let civilians own automatic weaponsThe Supreme Court will decide whether to let civilians own automatic weapons
    Supreme Court

    Garland v. Cargill asks whether gun makers can evade the ban on machine guns with a device called a bump stock.

    By Ian Millhiser
    Supreme Court
    The Supreme Court will decide if the government can seize control of YouTube and TwitterThe Supreme Court will decide if the government can seize control of YouTube and Twitter
    Supreme Court

    We’re about to find out if the Supreme Court still believes in capitalism.

    By Ian Millhiser
    Supreme Court
    The Supreme Court will soon decide whether to sabotage Trump’s most important criminal trialThe Supreme Court will soon decide whether to sabotage Trump’s most important criminal trial
    Supreme Court

    Trump wants the justices to delay his election theft trial forever.

    By Ian Millhiser
    Supreme Court
    The Supreme Court sure sounds eager to put Trump back on the ballotThe Supreme Court sure sounds eager to put Trump back on the ballot
    Supreme Court

    Trump’s Supreme Court lawyer was a disaster, and it won’t matter one bit.

    By Ian Millhiser
    Today, Explained newsletter
    Can Colorado disqualify Trump from its ballot? 4 ways the Supreme Court might rule.Can Colorado disqualify Trump from its ballot? 4 ways the Supreme Court might rule.
    Today, Explained newsletter

    The Court’s GOP-appointed majority is very likely to rule for Trump. But it also matters how they rule for Trump.

    By Ian Millhiser
    Supreme Court
    The Supreme Court is about to decide whether to sabotage Trump’s election theft trialThe Supreme Court is about to decide whether to sabotage Trump’s election theft trial
    Supreme Court

    The justices had their shot to hear Trump’s immunity appeal. Now they need to stop delaying his criminal trial.

    By Ian Millhiser
    Supreme Court
    Trump’s legal arguments for staying on the ballot are embarrassingly weakTrump’s legal arguments for staying on the ballot are embarrassingly weak
    Supreme Court

    It’s hard to imagine this Supreme Court removing Trump from the ballot. But his lawyers gave the justices very little to work with.

    By Ian Millhiser
    Supreme Court
    The Supreme Court weighs whether to end affirmative action at West PointThe Supreme Court weighs whether to end affirmative action at West Point
    Supreme Court

    The guy behind the Harvard lawsuit attacking affirmative action turns his ire on the service academies.

    By Ian Millhiser