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Ian Millhiser

Ian Millhiser

Senior Correspondent

    Latest articles by Ian Millhiser

    Politics
    Is the debt ceiling constitutional?Is the debt ceiling constitutional?
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    What will the courts do if House Republicans push the United States into a default?

    By Ian Millhiser
    Politics
    A new Supreme Court case seeks to legalize assault weapons in all 50 statesA new Supreme Court case seeks to legalize assault weapons in all 50 states
    Politics

    A case on the Court’s “shadow docket” could strike down state and local bans on AR-15s and similar weapons.

    By Ian Millhiser
    Politics
    The real reason for the Supreme Court’s corruption crisisThe real reason for the Supreme Court’s corruption crisis
    Politics

    Who watches the philosopher kings with lifetime appointments?

    By Ian Millhiser
    Politics
    Oklahoma begs the Supreme Court to stop it from killing a manOklahoma begs the Supreme Court to stop it from killing a man
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    The murder case against Richard Glossip is so weak that even Oklahoma’s Republican attorney general says he should not be executed.

    By Ian Millhiser
    Politics
    A new Supreme Court case seeks to make the nine justices even more powerfulA new Supreme Court case seeks to make the nine justices even more powerful
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    The Court has spent the last several years claiming the other two branches’ powers for itself.

    By Ian Millhiser
    Politics
    A new Senate bill would curb Trump’s worst judgesA new Senate bill would curb Trump’s worst judges
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    There is a solution to America’s Matthew Kacsmaryk problem.

    By Ian Millhiser
    Politics
    The Supreme Court’s tone-deaf response to the Clarence Thomas corruption scandalThe Supreme Court’s tone-deaf response to the Clarence Thomas corruption scandal
    Politics

    The justices unintentionally make the case for more ethics rules that bind the Supreme Court.

    By Ian Millhiser
    Politics
    The Supreme Court’s new abortion pill decision, explainedThe Supreme Court’s new abortion pill decision, explained
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    The justices hand down the first decision in the mifepristone litigation saga that is not completely unhinged.

    By Ian Millhiser
    Politics
    The Supreme Court needs two more days to decide what to do about mifepristoneThe Supreme Court needs two more days to decide what to do about mifepristone
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    The Court can’t seem to figure out how to decide one of the easiest cases it’s ever had to consider.

    By Ian Millhiser
    Politics
    The Supreme Court is unlikely to put the Christian Right in charge of your workplace — at least not yetThe Supreme Court is unlikely to put the Christian Right in charge of your workplace — at least not yet
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    The justices appeared uncharacteristically cautious in a high-stakes case about religion in the workplace.

    By Ian Millhiser