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Ian Millhiser

Ian Millhiser

Senior Correspondent

    Latest articles by Ian Millhiser

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    The Supreme Court must decide if it wants to own TwitterThe Supreme Court must decide if it wants to own Twitter
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    The justices risk miring the entire federal judiciary in the content moderation wars.

    By Ian Millhiser
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    The Supreme Court confronts its own failure in an appalling case about gunsThe Supreme Court confronts its own failure in an appalling case about guns
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    The justices are seriously considering whether domestic abusers have a right to own a gun.

    By Ian Millhiser
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    The Supreme Court considers whether a very stupid gun law is also unconstitutionalThe Supreme Court considers whether a very stupid gun law is also unconstitutional
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    What should the Supreme Court do when gun laws are written by incompetent trolls?

    By Ian Millhiser
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    The Supreme Court’s very brief, very revealing new decision about guns, explainedThe Supreme Court’s very brief, very revealing new decision about guns, explained
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    Why the Supreme Court just smacked down one of the judiciary’s worst GOP partisans.

    By Ian Millhiser
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    The Supreme Court appears determined to make it easy to draw gerrymandersThe Supreme Court appears determined to make it easy to draw gerrymanders
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    The Republican Party had a great day in the Supreme Court today. Voting rights did not.

    By Ian Millhiser
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    The high stakes in a new Supreme Court showdown over gerrymanderingThe high stakes in a new Supreme Court showdown over gerrymandering
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    The justices may have stepped away from their unrelenting hostility toward voting rights plaintiffs.

    By Ian Millhiser
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    The Supreme Court argues about how to make a terrible civil rights case go awayThe Supreme Court argues about how to make a terrible civil rights case go away
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    A SCOTUS case about disabled travelers is likely to end in a whimper. That’s probably the best possible outcome.

    By Ian Millhiser
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    The Supreme Court’s uncharacteristic moment of sanityThe Supreme Court’s uncharacteristic moment of sanity
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    Justices considering a case against the CFPB seem unlikely to trigger a second Great Depression.

    By Ian Millhiser
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    Two right-wing judges seem to be trying to rig a US House raceTwo right-wing judges seem to be trying to rig a US House race
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    Once again, the Supreme Court must deal with judicial arsonists on the Fifth Circuit.

    By Ian Millhiser
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    The Supreme Court’s new term will be dominated by dangerous and incoherent lawsuitsThe Supreme Court’s new term will be dominated by dangerous and incoherent lawsuits
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    Believe it or not, there are worse judges than Brett Kavanaugh. And now Brett needs to clean up their mess.

    By Ian Millhiser