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Ian Millhiser

Ian Millhiser

Senior Correspondent

    Latest articles by Ian Millhiser

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    The federal appellate judge is a favorite of the religious right.

    By Ian Millhiser
    Politics
    How to fix America’s broken democracyHow to fix America’s broken democracy
    Politics

    Voting rights lawyer Janai Nelson lays out a possible path forward.

    By Ian Millhiser
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    What happens to the law in a world without Ruth Bader Ginsburg?What happens to the law in a world without Ruth Bader Ginsburg?
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    Sloppy, purely partisan arguments are likely to prevail.

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    Whose vote counts?
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    Podcast
    Whose vote counts?

    Carol Anderson explains what happens when our voting rights laws start to crumble.

    By Ian Millhiser
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    Trump’s shortlist of potential Supreme Court nominees, explainedTrump’s shortlist of potential Supreme Court nominees, explained
    Politics

    Trump wants to remind loyalists that, if he wins in November, they’ll get more judges who will enact Republican policy.

    By Ian Millhiser
    Politics
    The one thing Democrats can do to stop Trump from replacing Justice GinsburgThe one thing Democrats can do to stop Trump from replacing Justice Ginsburg
    Politics

    Court-packing may be the only solution.

    By Ian Millhiser
    Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s legacy, and the future of the Supreme Court, explained
    Politics

    Ginsburg’s death places her entire legacy in danger.

    By Ian Millhiser
    Chief Justice Roberts’s lifelong crusade against voting rights, explained
    Whose vote counts?

    He has fought to undermine voting rights his entire career.

    By Ian Millhiser
    Politics
    Last week was a disaster for voting rights in the courtsLast week was a disaster for voting rights in the courts
    Politics

    Republicans won two important court victories that could potentially shape the outcome of this year’s elections.

    By Ian Millhiser
    11 ways to fix America’s fundamentally broken democracy
    Whose vote counts?

    A plan for the democratic revolution America needs.

    By Ian Millhiser

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