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Ian Millhiser

Ian Millhiser

Senior Correspondent

    Latest articles by Ian Millhiser

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    The legal fight over whether Texas can seize control of the border, explainedThe legal fight over whether Texas can seize control of the border, explained
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    The Constitution gives the Biden administration nearly exclusive authority over matters of immigration. Texas Gov. Greg Abbott wants the courts to change that.

    By Ian Millhiser
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    A new Supreme Court case threatens to take away your right to protestA new Supreme Court case threatens to take away your right to protest
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    The Fifth Circuit has spent years harassing a civil rights activist, and they gutted much of the First Amendment in the process.

    By Ian Millhiser
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    The Supreme Court says no, Texas can’t use razor wire to restrain federal agentsThe Supreme Court says no, Texas can’t use razor wire to restrain federal agents
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    By a bare 5-4 majority, the Supreme Court reaffirms that federal law still applies to Texas.

    By Ian Millhiser
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    Oklahoma is begging the Supreme Court not to make it kill a manOklahoma is begging the Supreme Court not to make it kill a man
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    The case against Richard Glossip fell apart. Even the state’s Republican attorney general says he should not be executed. The Supreme Court may not care.

    By Ian Millhiser
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    John Roberts and Amy Coney Barrett are unsure if they should be in charge of everythingJohn Roberts and Amy Coney Barrett are unsure if they should be in charge of everything
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    Inside the Supreme Court argument asking if the justices should crown themselves kings and queens.

    By Ian Millhiser
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    The Supreme Court is running away from transgender rights casesThe Supreme Court is running away from transgender rights cases
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    For the third time in the last year, the Supreme Court turned away an opportunity to make life much worse for trans youth.

    By Ian Millhiser
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    A new Supreme Court case about flooding has weirdly high stakes for Donald TrumpA new Supreme Court case about flooding has weirdly high stakes for Donald Trump
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    A core issue raised in the Colorado case seeking to disqualify Trump from the presidency is also present in a much more obscure case being argued next week.

    By Ian Millhiser
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    The Supreme Court cases asking the justices to put themselves in charge of everything, explainedThe Supreme Court cases asking the justices to put themselves in charge of everything, explained
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    The justices are threatening to put themselves in charge of every single federal agency. They should resist that temptation.

    By Ian Millhiser
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    The Supreme Court’s new, nightmare abortion cases, explainedThe Supreme Court’s new, nightmare abortion cases, explained
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    The Court blocked a lower court order enforcing a federal law that protects patients who require medically necessary abortions.

    By Ian Millhiser
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    The Supreme Court arguments for (and against) removing Trump from the ballot, explainedThe Supreme Court arguments for (and against) removing Trump from the ballot, explained
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    The Constitution has a right to defend itself, but Trump also has a right to due process.

    By Ian Millhiser