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Ian Millhiser

Ian Millhiser

Senior Correspondent

    Latest articles by Ian Millhiser

    The Supreme Court confronts the CIA’s worst-kept secret
    Politics

    Can America’s legacy of torture be a “state secret” if it isn’t even a secret?

    By Ian Millhiser
    The nihilism of Neil Gorsuch
    Politics

    Trump’s first Supreme Court appointee’s radical vision to remake America, explained.

    By Ian Millhiser
    9 high-stakes issues SCOTUS will take up this term
    Politics

    Abortion, guns, regulation — conservatives are poised for a big year.

    By Ian Millhiser
    Politics
    The Supreme Court is drunk on its own powerThe Supreme Court is drunk on its own power
    Politics

    A Court that used to prize careful deliberation now seems to care more about making big change quickly.

    By Ian Millhiser
    Politics
    Are Biden’s new vaccine requirements legal?Are Biden’s new vaccine requirements legal?
    Politics

    They probably are, but that doesn’t mean that a right-wing judiciary will uphold them.

    By Ian Millhiser
    Democrats have a high-risk, high-reward plan to save Roe v. Wade
    Politics

    The Women’s Health Protection Act, explained.

    By Ian Millhiser
    Politics
    The staggering implications of the Supreme Court’s anti-abortion rulingThe staggering implications of the Supreme Court’s anti-abortion ruling
    Politics

    The Court dealt a big blow to Roe v. Wade — and the rule of law.

    By Ian Millhiser
    Politics
    Texas’s radical anti-abortion law, explainedTexas’s radical anti-abortion law, explained
    Politics

    The loss of abortion rights may not even be the most troubling aspect of the Supreme Court’s inaction over the law.

    By Ian Millhiser
    Politics
    Texas’s voting bill inspired Democrats to flee. Here’s what made it into law.Texas’s voting bill inspired Democrats to flee. Here’s what made it into law.
    Politics

    The voting restrictions are less radical than in earlier bill versions.

    By Ian Millhiser
    Politics
    Arizona launches a bold new experiment to limit racist convictionsArizona launches a bold new experiment to limit racist convictions
    Politics

    The state embraces a reform proposed by Justice Thurgood Marshall more than three decades ago.

    By Ian Millhiser