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Ian Millhiser

Ian Millhiser

Senior Correspondent

    Latest articles by Ian Millhiser

    Supreme Court
    A new Supreme Court case could allow criminals to get guns without background checksA new Supreme Court case could allow criminals to get guns without background checks
    Supreme Court

    The fight over “ghost guns” arrives on the Court’s shadow docket.

    By Ian Millhiser
    Investigations into Donald Trump
    What’s new in the new indictment against Donald Trump?What’s new in the new indictment against Donald Trump?
    Investigations into Donald Trump

    Trump allegedly tried to destroy evidence in the federal case involving classified documents.

    By Ian Millhiser
    Supreme Court
    How Alabama could get away with defying the Supreme CourtHow Alabama could get away with defying the Supreme Court
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    The Court ordered Alabama to draw a second congressional district where Black voters can elect their chosen candidate.

    By Ian Millhiser
    Supreme Court
    How the Supreme Court put itself in charge of the executive branchHow the Supreme Court put itself in charge of the executive branch
    Supreme Court

    The major questions doctrine, explained.

    By Ian Millhiser
    Supreme Court
    A monumental LGBTQ rights case is barreling toward the Supreme CourtA monumental LGBTQ rights case is barreling toward the Supreme Court
    Supreme Court

    A new federal appeals court decision is a terrible blow to trans rights, and a potential earthquake in the fight for LGBTQ equality.

    By Ian Millhiser
    Supreme Court
    The importance of staying angry at the Supreme CourtThe importance of staying angry at the Supreme Court
    Supreme Court

    The way to beat a partisan Supreme Court is to hold a grudge against it for a really long time.

    By Ian Millhiser
    Supreme Court
    Neil Gorsuch has a problem with telling the truthNeil Gorsuch has a problem with telling the truth
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    Gorsuch hands a victory to the Christian right by making false claims about an important First Amendment case.

    By Ian Millhiser
    Supreme Court
    The Supreme Court’s lawless, completely partisan student loans decision, explainedThe Supreme Court’s lawless, completely partisan student loans decision, explained
    Supreme Court

    The Court’s decision in Biden v. Nebraska is nothing more than an exercise of raw power. It bears no resemblance to actual law.

    By Ian Millhiser
    Supreme Court
    The Supreme Court will decide if abusive spouses have a right to own gunsThe Supreme Court will decide if abusive spouses have a right to own guns
    Supreme Court

    The justices are forced to confront the gun policy disaster that it created.

    By Ian Millhiser
    Supreme Court
    The other big decision just handed down by the Supreme Court, explainedThe other big decision just handed down by the Supreme Court, explained
    Supreme Court

    The Court’s decision in Groff v. DeJoy repudiates a line in a 1977 Supreme Court decision that pretty much everyone hates.

    By Ian Millhiser