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Ian Millhiser

Ian Millhiser

Senior Correspondent

    Latest articles by Ian Millhiser

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    It’s now legal for domestic abusers to own a gun in Texas, Louisiana, and MississippiIt’s now legal for domestic abusers to own a gun in Texas, Louisiana, and Mississippi
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    We’re starting to see the fallout from the Supreme Court’s most recent Second Amendment decision.

    By Ian Millhiser
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    Ron DeSantis wants to make it much easier for the government to kill peopleRon DeSantis wants to make it much easier for the government to kill people
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    The longtime opponent of free speech adds the Sixth and Eighth Amendments to the list of constitutional rights he wants to abridge.

    By Ian Millhiser
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    Trump’s worst judge is now a dangerous threat to press freedomTrump’s worst judge is now a dangerous threat to press freedom
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    An unhinged case brought by anti-vaxxers will be heard by one of the biggest reactionaries in the federal judiciary.

    By Ian Millhiser
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    The coming legal showdown over abortion pillsThe coming legal showdown over abortion pills
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    We are only beginning to see the legal fallout from the Supreme Court eliminating the constitutional right to an abortion.

    By Ian Millhiser
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    A new Supreme Court case could turn every workplace into a religious battlegroundA new Supreme Court case could turn every workplace into a religious battleground
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    The fight over whether religious conservatives enjoy special rights is coming to a workplace near you.

    By Ian Millhiser
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    Ron DeSantis’s war on “wokeness” is a war against the First AmendmentRon DeSantis’s war on “wokeness” is a war against the First Amendment
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    The Florida governor (and likely presidential candidate) appears to believe that government exists to advance his ideas — and to suppress dissent.

    By Ian Millhiser
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    The legal loophole that could arm mass shooters with makeshift automatic riflesThe legal loophole that could arm mass shooters with makeshift automatic rifles
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    The Supreme Court must resolve a terrifying legal fight over whether rifles with “bump stocks” are legal.

    By Ian Millhiser
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    The Supreme Court hears a case this week that endangers workers’ ability to strikeThe Supreme Court hears a case this week that endangers workers’ ability to strike
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    Glacier Northwest v. International Brotherhood of Teamsters should be a straightforward case. But nothing is ever straightforward in this Supreme Court.

    By Ian Millhiser
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    How New York’s governor turned a chance to reshape the courts into a debacleHow New York’s governor turned a chance to reshape the courts into a debacle
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    The explosive political fight over Hector LaSalle, the nominee to be New York’s top judge, explained.

    By Ian Millhiser
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    The Supreme Court is manipulating its own calendar to lock GOP policies in placeThe Supreme Court is manipulating its own calendar to lock GOP policies in place
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    Arizona v. Mayorkas, the Court’s new Title 42 decision, appears to be the latest act of gamesmanship by a Republican Supreme Court.

    By Ian Millhiser