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Ian Millhiser

Ian Millhiser

Senior Correspondent

    Latest articles by Ian Millhiser

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    The Fifth Circuit just made it even more dangerous to be pregnant in a red stateThe Fifth Circuit just made it even more dangerous to be pregnant in a red state
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    The Trumpiest court in America just tried to neutralize a federal law requiring most hospitals to provide medically necessary abortions.

    By Ian Millhiser
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    In a big victory for Trump, the Supreme Court tells Jack Smith to go awayIn a big victory for Trump, the Supreme Court tells Jack Smith to go away
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    Trump wants to run out the clock on his criminal trials. The Supreme Court just gave him a significant assist.

    By Ian Millhiser
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    Everything you need to know about the court order removing Trump from the ballotEverything you need to know about the court order removing Trump from the ballot
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    The Colorado Supreme Court’s decision is unlikely to be upheld by the US Supreme Court, but this issue is not going away.

    By Ian Millhiser
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    The Supreme Court case that could shut down Trump’s election theft trial, explainedThe Supreme Court case that could shut down Trump’s election theft trial, explained
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    Trump claims that when the president tries to steal an election, it’s not illegal.

    By Ian Millhiser
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    The Supreme Court will hear its biggest abortion case since it overruled Roe v. WadeThe Supreme Court will hear its biggest abortion case since it overruled Roe v. Wade
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    The justices will decide whether to ban mifepristone, a drug used in half of US abortions.

    By Ian Millhiser
    Abortion
    The sinister court decision denying Kate Cox an abortion, explainedThe sinister court decision denying Kate Cox an abortion, explained
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    The court’s opinion reads like something out of Franz Kafka, or maybe something out of Jim Crow.

    By Ian Millhiser
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    The Supreme Court hands down a small but unexpected victory for LGBTQ peopleThe Supreme Court hands down a small but unexpected victory for LGBTQ people
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    Do therapists have a right to tell patients to “pray away the gay”? The Court is leaving that question open.

    By Ian Millhiser
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    Billionaires had a surprisingly bad day in the Supreme CourtBillionaires had a surprisingly bad day in the Supreme Court
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    Even this very conservative Court appears reluctant to blow up the federal government’s power to tax rich people.

    By Ian Millhiser
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    Two new Supreme Court cases ask if there is a right to medically necessary abortionTwo new Supreme Court cases ask if there is a right to medically necessary abortion
    Supreme Court

    A federal law requires most hospitals to perform emergency abortions. The question is whether a Republican Supreme Court will enforce it.

    By Ian Millhiser
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    The Supreme Court seeks a middle path between following the law and blowing up the governmentThe Supreme Court seeks a middle path between following the law and blowing up the government
    Supreme Court

    SEC v. Jarkesy is still likely to end in a 6-3 decision against the federal government. But it probably won’t be a catastrophic loss.

    By Ian Millhiser