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Ian Millhiser

Ian Millhiser

Senior Correspondent

    Latest articles by Ian Millhiser

    Politics
    Biden says he doesn’t like court-packing — but he didn’t rule it outBiden says he doesn’t like court-packing — but he didn’t rule it out
    Politics

    He says it comes down to whether Republicans rush the Amy Coney Barrett confirmation.

    By Ian Millhiser
    Politics
    Amy Coney Barrett’s opposition to Obamacare, explainedAmy Coney Barrett’s opposition to Obamacare, explained
    Politics

    Barrett was very critical of Supreme Court decisions — until she was on the cusp of having the power to reverse them.

    By Ian Millhiser
    Politics
    The Supreme Court just let the Trump administration shut down the census earlyThe Supreme Court just let the Trump administration shut down the census early
    Politics

    Low-income people and minorities are now more likely to go uncounted.

    By Ian Millhiser
    Politics
    The single biggest lie told in the first day of the Amy Coney Barrett hearingThe single biggest lie told in the first day of the Amy Coney Barrett hearing
    Politics

    Who do you think you’re fooling, Senator Lee?

    By Ian Millhiser
    Originalism, Amy Coney Barrett’s approach to the Constitution, explained
    Explainers

    Originalism sells itself as a way of constraining judges. But it’s more often a way of unleashing them.

    By Ian Millhiser
    Politics
    The bizarre abortion order just handed down by the Supreme Court, briefly explainedThe bizarre abortion order just handed down by the Supreme Court, briefly explained
    Politics

    It’s hard not to read the Court’s order as a ploy to delay an abortion showdown until after the election.

    By Ian Millhiser
    Politics
    The Supreme Court just gave us a window into how it will handle this electionThe Supreme Court just gave us a window into how it will handle this election
    Politics

    The fate of American democracy could rest with Brett Kavanaugh.

    By Ian Millhiser
    Whose vote counts?
    The Supreme Court will hear a case that could destroy what remains of the Voting Rights ActThe Supreme Court will hear a case that could destroy what remains of the Voting Rights Act
    Whose vote counts?

    And Republicans are poised to gain a 6-3 majority on the Supreme Court.

    By Ian Millhiser
    Explainers
    7 big cases the Supreme Court will hear in its new term, explained7 big cases the Supreme Court will hear in its new term, explained
    Explainers

    A Supreme Court without Ruth Bader Ginsburg is about to show us whether it still cares for the rule of law.

    By Ian Millhiser
    What Trump has done to the courts, explained
    Politics

    No president in recent memory has done more to change the judiciary than Donald Trump.

    By Ian Millhiser