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Ian Millhiser

Ian Millhiser

Senior Correspondent

    Latest articles by Ian Millhiser

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    Elon Musk’s attempt to silence his critics will be heard by one of America’s worst judgesElon Musk’s attempt to silence his critics will be heard by one of America’s worst judges
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    Reed O’Connor is one of the most unapologetic Republican partisans in the entire federal judiciary.

    By Ian Millhiser
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    The new Trump judge revolt against the Voting Rights Act, explainedThe new Trump judge revolt against the Voting Rights Act, explained
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    At the very moment the Supreme Court appears to be moderating on voting rights, GOP judges are going after America’s most important voting rights law.

    By Ian Millhiser
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    The Supreme Court case seeking to shut down wealth taxes before they even existThe Supreme Court case seeking to shut down wealth taxes before they even exist
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    A SCOTUS case aiming to protect rich people from taxes could lead to chaos for the federal government’s finances.

    By Ian Millhiser
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    A Supreme Court case about stocks could help make Trump’s authoritarian dreams realityA Supreme Court case about stocks could help make Trump’s authoritarian dreams reality
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    The “unitary executive” is back, and it could supercharge Trump’s plans to fill the government with his own loyalists.

    By Ian Millhiser
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    The Supreme Court’s new ethics code is a jokeThe Supreme Court’s new ethics code is a joke
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    The code is so weak that it serves to legitimize Clarence Thomas’s corruption. It is literally worse than nothing.

    By Ian Millhiser
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    Democrats get surprisingly good news from America’s Trumpiest courtDemocrats get surprisingly good news from America’s Trumpiest court
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    The Fifth Circuit decided to obey the law, for a change.

    By Ian Millhiser
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    The Supreme Court appears poised to rein in its worst decision on gunsThe Supreme Court appears poised to rein in its worst decision on guns
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    Reason and basic human decency seemed to prevail at the Supreme Court’s big argument about whether domestic abusers should be armed.

    By Ian Millhiser
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    A foolish state official may have just handed the NRA a big Supreme Court victoryA foolish state official may have just handed the NRA a big Supreme Court victory
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    Democrats need to be smarter while the GOP controls the Supreme Court.

    By Ian Millhiser
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    The Supreme Court will hear a case that could effectively legalize automatic weaponsThe Supreme Court will hear a case that could effectively legalize automatic weapons
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    The justices will decide if bump stocks, devices that effectively convert a semiautomatic gun into an automatic weapon, are legal.

    By Ian Millhiser
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    The Supreme Court seems stumped by two cases about free speech onlineThe Supreme Court seems stumped by two cases about free speech online
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    The justices appear to have no idea when they should get involved with online disputes between government officials and their constituents.

    By Ian Millhiser