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Ian Millhiser

Ian Millhiser

Senior Correspondent

    Latest articles by Ian Millhiser

    Politics
    The lawsuit that threatens everything from cancer screenings to birth control, explainedThe lawsuit that threatens everything from cancer screenings to birth control, explained
    Politics

    A notoriously partisan judge has launched a new attack on one of Obamacare’s key provisions.

    By Ian Millhiser
    Politics
    Heartbreaking: The worst Supreme Court justice you know just made a great pointHeartbreaking: The worst Supreme Court justice you know just made a great point
    Politics

    In an uncharacteristic move, Justice Neil Gorsuch offers a trenchant warning about giving too much power to judges.

    By Ian Millhiser
    Politics
    Thanks, Obama! The hilarious reason why a judge just blocked Wyoming’s abortion ban.Thanks, Obama! The hilarious reason why a judge just blocked Wyoming’s abortion ban.
    Politics

    Republicans just got a painful reminder that political stunts can backfire.

    By Ian Millhiser
    Politics
    The Supreme Court ponders a surprisingly difficult case about poop jokesThe Supreme Court ponders a surprisingly difficult case about poop jokes
    Politics

    A case about a silly, poop-themed dog toy is also a case about free speech and judicial humility.

    By Ian Millhiser
    Politics
    A new Supreme Court case could be the most important transgender rights decision everA new Supreme Court case could be the most important transgender rights decision ever
    Politics

    And it arrives at the Supreme Court at an absolutely horrible time.

    By Ian Millhiser
    Politics
    No one knows when it is legal to perform medically necessary abortions in TexasNo one knows when it is legal to perform medically necessary abortions in Texas
    Politics

    Doctors in red states across the country are too scared to perform legal abortions. A Texas lawsuit seeks to fix that in the biggest red state.

    By Ian Millhiser
    Politics
    Ron DeSantis’s plan to strip First Amendment rights from the press, explainedRon DeSantis’s plan to strip First Amendment rights from the press, explained
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    DeSantis wants to destroy a fundament of American free speech law.

    By Ian Millhiser
    Politics
    The Supreme Court signals that a terrifying attack on voting rights will vanish — for nowThe Supreme Court signals that a terrifying attack on voting rights will vanish — for now
    Politics

    Moore v. Harper endangers elections in the United States. Now it seems likely to disappear.

    By Ian Millhiser
    Politics
    You probably won’t get any student loan relief, thanks to a GOP-controlled Supreme CourtYou probably won’t get any student loan relief, thanks to a GOP-controlled Supreme Court
    Politics

    The most important question in US law is which political party controls the Supreme Court.

    By Ian Millhiser
    Politics
    The Supreme Court will decide if a whole federal agency is unconstitutionalThe Supreme Court will decide if a whole federal agency is unconstitutional
    Politics

    That’s actually good news.

    By Ian Millhiser