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Ian Millhiser

Ian Millhiser

Senior Correspondent

    Latest articles by Ian Millhiser

    Politics
    The Supreme Court made Trump’s attack on Jerome Powell possibleThe Supreme Court made Trump’s attack on Jerome Powell possible
    Politics

    Chief Justice Roberts owes Powell an apology.

    By Ian Millhiser
    Politics
    Trump’s war on the Federal Reserve heads to the Supreme Court next weekTrump’s war on the Federal Reserve heads to the Supreme Court next week
    Politics

    Trump picked the worst possible time to go after Jerome Powell.

    By Ian Millhiser
    Politics
    Can Minnesota prosecute the federal immigration officer who just killed a woman?Can Minnesota prosecute the federal immigration officer who just killed a woman?
    Politics

    The short answer is that it is unclear.

    By Ian Millhiser
    Politics
    Trump’s revenge campaign is now putting the entire Justice Department at riskTrump’s revenge campaign is now putting the entire Justice Department at risk
    Politics

    One of Trump’s most high-profile DOJ appointments faces a rare disciplinary threat from the bench.

    By Ian Millhiser
    Politics
    The Supreme Court confronts the trans rights movement’s toughest legal battleThe Supreme Court confronts the trans rights movement’s toughest legal battle
    Politics

    Trans advocates would face a difficult road in the sports cases, even if the Court weren’t dominated by Republicans.

    By Ian Millhiser
    Politics
    The Supreme Court just handed Trump a rare — and very significant — lossThe Supreme Court just handed Trump a rare — and very significant — loss
    Politics

    Even some of the Court’s Republicans ruled that his attempt to use troops against US citizens went too far.

    By Ian Millhiser
    Politics
    The culture war is consuming the Supreme CourtThe culture war is consuming the Supreme Court
    Politics

    Guns, God, gays, and abortion dominate the Trump era Supreme Court’s docket.

    By Ian Millhiser
    Policy
    The case against releasing the Epstein filesThe case against releasing the Epstein files
    Policy

    DOJ has strong norms against releasing information outside of a criminal trial, and for good reasons.

    By Ian Millhiser
    Politics
    The Supreme Court sounds surprisingly open to a case against a death sentenceThe Supreme Court sounds surprisingly open to a case against a death sentence
    Politics

    The justices seemed to reject Justice Neil Gorsuch’s earlier call for major changes to the rules governing punishment.

    By Ian Millhiser