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Ian Millhiser

Ian Millhiser

Senior Correspondent

    Latest articles by Ian Millhiser

    Climate
    The Supreme Court’s big EPA decision is a massive power grab by the justicesThe Supreme Court’s big EPA decision is a massive power grab by the justices
    Climate

    West Virginia v. EPA confirms that the GOP-controlled Supreme Court will veto any federal regulation it wants.

    By Ian Millhiser
    Politics
    A new Supreme Court case is the biggest threat to US democracy since January 6A new Supreme Court case is the biggest threat to US democracy since January 6
    Politics

    Moore v. Harper is a grave threat to US democracy, and the fate of that democracy probably comes down to Amy Coney Barrett.

    By Ian Millhiser
    Politics
    The Supreme Court just handed down very bad news for Black votersThe Supreme Court just handed down very bad news for Black voters
    Politics

    Ardoin v. Robinson could foreshadow a new age of widespread racial gerrymandering.

    By Ian Millhiser
    Politics
    The Supreme Court hands the religious right a big victory by lying about the facts of a caseThe Supreme Court hands the religious right a big victory by lying about the facts of a case
    Politics

    Kennedy v. Bremerton School District is a big victory for the religious right, but only because Gorsuch misrepresents the facts of the case.

    By Ian Millhiser
    Politics
    The case against the Supreme Court of the United StatesThe case against the Supreme Court of the United States
    Politics

    The Court was the midwife of Jim Crow and now is one of the chief architects of America’s democratic decline.

    By Ian Millhiser
    Politics
    The end of Roe v. Wade, explainedThe end of Roe v. Wade, explained
    Politics

    Roe v. Wade is now overruled. Are access to contraception, same-sex marriage, and even the right to choose your own sex partners next?

    By Ian Millhiser
    Politics
    The Supreme Court overturned Roe. What happens next?The Supreme Court overturned Roe. What happens next?
    Politics

    The next steps in the fight over abortion rights, explained.

    By Ian Millhiser, Li Zhou and 1 more
    Where will abortion still be legal now that Roe v. Wade has been overruled?
    Politics

    The Supreme Court has overturned Roe v. Wade. Here’s what happens next.

    By Ian Millhiser
    Politics
    The Supreme Court’s new gun ruling means virtually no gun regulation is safeThe Supreme Court’s new gun ruling means virtually no gun regulation is safe
    Politics

    New York State Rifle v. Bruen is poorly reasoned. But its implications are potentially catastrophic.

    By Ian Millhiser
    Politics
    A new Supreme Court decision has ominous implications for LGBTQ discriminationA new Supreme Court decision has ominous implications for LGBTQ discrimination
    Politics

    On the surface, Marietta Memorial Hospital v. DaVita is a Medicare case with little to say about LGBTQ rights. Dig deeper, however, and it is quite troubling.

    By Ian Millhiser