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Ian Millhiser

Ian Millhiser

Senior Correspondent

Ian Millhiser is a senior correspondent at Vox, where he focuses on the Supreme Court, the Constitution, and the decline of liberal democracy in the United States. Before joining Vox, Ian was a columnist at ThinkProgress. Among other things, he clerked for Judge Eric L. Clay of the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit and served as a Teach For America corps member in the Mississippi Delta. He received a BA in philosophy from Kenyon College and a JD, magna cum laude, from Duke University, where he served as senior note editor on the Duke Law Journal and was elected to the Order of the Coif. He is the author of two books on the Supreme Court: Injustices: The Supreme Court’s History of Comforting the Comfortable and Afflicting the Afflicted and The Agenda: How a Republican Supreme Court Is Reshaping America. Follow Ian on Twitter here.

Latest articles by Ian Millhiser

Trump wants to stack the DOJ’s leadership with his personal lawyersTrump wants to stack the DOJ’s leadership with his personal lawyers
Trump 2.0, explained

The incoming president appears committed to placing awesome prosecutorial power in the hands of his loyalists.

By Ian Millhiser
Matt Gaetz, Trump’s uniquely unqualified pick for attorney general, withdrawsMatt Gaetz, Trump’s uniquely unqualified pick for attorney general, withdraws
Trump 2.0, explained

Gaetz was a reckless pick, even by Trump’s standards.

By Ian Millhiser
A GOP Supreme Court will now decide the fate of transgender AmericansA GOP Supreme Court will now decide the fate of transgender Americans
Supreme Court

The legal question in United States v. Skrmetti is whether the word “all” means “all.” There’s no guarantee that this Court will say that it does.

By Ian Millhiser
Trump’s tariffs could tank the economy. Will the Supreme Court stop them?Trump’s tariffs could tank the economy. Will the Supreme Court stop them?
Trump 2.0, explained

President-elect Trump is his own worst enemy, unless his fellow Republicans on the Supreme Court intervene.

By Ian Millhiser
The criminal cases against Donald Trump are now basically deadThe criminal cases against Donald Trump are now basically dead
Donald Trump

Turns out all of those indictments were pointless.

By Ian Millhiser
How do I fix my ballot if it is tossed out?How do I fix my ballot if it is tossed out?
2024 Elections

Ballot curing, explained.

By Ian Millhiser
The strange case that the Supreme Court keeps refusing to decideThe strange case that the Supreme Court keeps refusing to decide
Supreme Court

A mysterious Supreme Court case could change everything about criminal punishment.

By Ian Millhiser
The big stakes in the Supreme Court’s new, absurdly messy gerrymandering caseThe big stakes in the Supreme Court’s new, absurdly messy gerrymandering case
Supreme Court

Several federal courts are fighting over Louisiana’s congressional maps.

By Ian Millhiser
The Supreme Court decides not to toss out thousands of Pennsylvania ballotsThe Supreme Court decides not to toss out thousands of Pennsylvania ballots
Supreme Court

One of the worst ideas in US constitutional law will remain dead.

By Ian Millhiser
The Republican Supreme Court just blessed an illegal voter purgeThe Republican Supreme Court just blessed an illegal voter purge
Supreme Court

This is the latest in a string of favors this Court has done for the Republican Party.

By Ian Millhiser