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Ian Millhiser

Ian Millhiser

Senior Correspondent

    Latest articles by Ian Millhiser

    Climate
    The Supreme Court appears eager to gut the EPA, but can’t figure out how to do itThe Supreme Court appears eager to gut the EPA, but can’t figure out how to do it
    Climate

    Turns out incoherent legal doctrines are hard to apply.

    By Ian Millhiser
    Politics
    Biden picks Ketanji Brown Jackson as his Supreme Court nomineeBiden picks Ketanji Brown Jackson as his Supreme Court nominee
    Politics

    Jackson is a conventionally qualified judge with a strong background in criminal justice reform.

    By Ian Millhiser
    Climate
    The absurd Supreme Court case that could gut the EPAThe absurd Supreme Court case that could gut the EPA
    Climate

    Nothing is at stake in West Virginia v. EPA — yet somehow everything is at stake.

    By Ian Millhiser
    Politics
    The Supreme Court will hear a big case about whether religion is a license to discriminateThe Supreme Court will hear a big case about whether religion is a license to discriminate
    Politics

    This is unlikely to go well for LGBTQ people.

    By Ian Millhiser
    Politics
    The Supreme Court is not being honest with youThe Supreme Court is not being honest with you
    Politics

    Justice Amy Coney Barrett appears to be quite unfamiliar with her own judicial record, and that of her colleagues.

    By Ian Millhiser
    Politics
    A Trump judge’s new decision would undo more than 50 years of voting rights lawA Trump judge’s new decision would undo more than 50 years of voting rights law
    Politics

    Trump Judge Lee Rudofsky’s decision could completely neutralize the Voting Rights Act when the GOP controls the White House.

    By Ian Millhiser
    Politics
    Why Democrats can’t get a fair shake in the Supreme Court, in one chartWhy Democrats can’t get a fair shake in the Supreme Court, in one chart
    Politics

    Republicans get their dream nominees, while Democrats struggle to confirm moderates.

    By Ian Millhiser
    Politics
    Congress just passed an extremely important bill protecting victims of sexual misconductCongress just passed an extremely important bill protecting victims of sexual misconduct
    Politics

    The bill is a victory for workers, and a big loss for Republicans on the Supreme Court.

    By Ian Millhiser
    Politics
    The Supreme Court’s newest attack on voting rights, explainedThe Supreme Court’s newest attack on voting rights, explained
    Politics

    The Court’s median justice just made it much harder to stop attacks on the right to vote.

    By Ian Millhiser
    Politics
    A new Supreme Court case could make it nearly impossible to stop racial gerrymandersA new Supreme Court case could make it nearly impossible to stop racial gerrymanders
    Politics

    The Court takes up its first big redistricting case since Republicans gained a 6-3 supermajority. What could go wrong?

    By Ian Millhiser