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Ian Millhiser

Ian Millhiser

Senior Correspondent

    Latest articles by Ian Millhiser

    The SCOTUS decision on affirmative action in colleges, explained
    Politics

    Everything you need to know about the two cases that will likely have sweeping implications for race-conscious admissions at US colleges and beyond.

    By Fabiola Cineas and Ian Millhiser
    Supreme Court
    The monstrous arrogance of the Supreme Court’s affirmative action decisionThe monstrous arrogance of the Supreme Court’s affirmative action decision
    Supreme Court

    What America will lose, now that affirmative action is effectively gone.

    By Ian Millhiser
    Supreme Court
    The Supreme Court decides not to destroy democracy in the United StatesThe Supreme Court decides not to destroy democracy in the United States
    Supreme Court

    Six justices decided not to burn the right of the people to govern themselves to the ground.

    By Ian Millhiser
    Politics
    The case for optimism about LGBTQ rights in the United StatesThe case for optimism about LGBTQ rights in the United States
    Politics

    Anti-LGBTQ Republicans are governing like they have no adult supervision. At least for now, the courts aren’t tolerating that behavior.

    By Ian Millhiser
    Supreme Court
    The Supreme Court may be running out of patience for Trump’s worst judgesThe Supreme Court may be running out of patience for Trump’s worst judges
    Supreme Court

    The Court’s decision in United States v. Texas stops rogue judges from seizing control of law enforcement.

    By Ian Millhiser
    Supreme Court
    The Supreme Court’s latest opinion means innocent people must remain in prisonThe Supreme Court’s latest opinion means innocent people must remain in prison
    Supreme Court

    Clarence Thomas’s majority opinion ensures that innocent people will spend years behind bars.

    By Ian Millhiser
    Politics
    America’s Trumpiest court comes for the First Amendment right to protestAmerica’s Trumpiest court comes for the First Amendment right to protest
    Politics

    A rogue federal court has spent years harassing a prominent civil rights advocate.

    By Ian Millhiser
    US Federal Courts
    One of America’s top abortion rights lawyers was just confirmed as a federal judgeOne of America’s top abortion rights lawyers was just confirmed as a federal judge
    US Federal Courts

    Julie Rikelman, the abortion rights movement’s top Supreme Court litigator, will serve on the US Court of Appeals for the First Circuit.

    By Ian Millhiser
    Politics
    The Supreme Court is doing something out of character: Obeying precedentsThe Supreme Court is doing something out of character: Obeying precedents
    Politics

    A landmark statute protecting Indian tribes from cultural genocide is upheld.

    By Ian Millhiser
    Investigations into Donald Trump
    Aileen Cannon, the Trump judge assigned to oversee his trial, explainedAileen Cannon, the Trump judge assigned to oversee his trial, explained
    Investigations into Donald Trump

    If Cannon remains the judge on this case, it is unlikely that special counsel Jack Smith will convict Trump — no matter how strong the evidence may be.

    By Ian Millhiser