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Ian Millhiser

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Senior Correspondent, Vox. The Supreme Court is bad, y'all.

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Ian Millhiser @imillhiser.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
The next generation of Republican justices will be even more partisan www.vox.com/politics/504...
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The next generation of Republican justices will be even more partisan
Trump’s lower court judges won’t even listen to the Supreme Court when it tells them “no.”
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Vox @vox.com · 29/09/2026
Trump’s lower court judges won’t even listen to the Supreme Court when it tells them “no.” www.vox.com/politics/504...
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The next generation of Republican justices will be even more partisan
Trump’s lower court judges won’t even listen to the Supreme Court when it tells them “no.”
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Ian Millhiser @imillhiser.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Big Oil has an audacious request for the Supreme Court www.vox.com/politics/504...
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Big Oil has an audacious request for the Supreme Court
What on Earth is the “structure of the Constitution?”
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Ian Millhiser @imillhiser.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
"The Republican justices often put a thumb on the scale to benefit the GOP, but not all of them will put a boulder on it." www.vox.com/politics/502...
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The Supreme Court has finally had it with Trump’s plan to steal the midterms
The Republican justices often put a thumb on the scale to benefit the GOP, but not all of them will put a boulder on it.
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Ian Millhiser @imillhiser.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
The Supreme Court just handed Republicans a surprisingly decisive midterm loss www.vox.com/politics/502...
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The Supreme Court just handed Republicans a surprisingly decisive midterm loss
For the second time this week, the Court rules against Missouri’s Republican gerrymander.
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Ian Millhiser @imillhiser.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Republicans suffered a stunning Supreme Court loss. It lasted minutes. www.vox.com/politics/502...
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Republicans suffered a stunning Supreme Court loss. It lasted minutes.
What the hell is going on with Missouri’s congressional election?
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Ian Millhiser @imillhiser.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Republicans ask the Supreme Court to give them a huge discount on ad spending www.vox.com/politics/501...
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Republicans ask the Supreme Court to give them a huge discount on ad spending
You are probably about to see a lot more Republican ads.
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Ian Millhiser @imillhiser.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
A federal judge just discovered a whole new way to place ICE above the law www.vox.com/politics/501...
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A federal judge just discovered a whole new way to place ICE above the law
Texas is where MAGA goes to escape the rule of law.
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Ian Millhiser @imillhiser.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
The Supreme Court's solution to Trump's illegal ballroom: No one is allowed to sue www.vox.com/politics/501...
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The Supreme Court just gave Trump his illegal ballroom
And the justices didn’t even bother to explain why…
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Ian Millhiser @imillhiser.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
The Supreme Court just gave Trump his illegal ballroom... And the justices didn’t even bother to explain why www.vox.com/politics/501...
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The Supreme Court just gave Trump his illegal ballroom
And the justices didn’t even bother to explain why…
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Ian Millhiser @imillhiser.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
One of the Supreme Court’s worst ideas could save the midterms from Trump www.vox.com/politics/501...
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One of the Supreme Court’s worst ideas could save the midterms from Trump
The new opinion blocking Trump’s attempt to sabotage voting by mail makes a savvy play for several Republican justices.
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Ian Millhiser @imillhiser.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
Trump’s new attempt to seize control of the Federal Reserve, explained www.vox.com/politics/500...
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Trump’s new attempt to seize control of the Federal Reserve, explained
This completely unnecessary showdown was brought to you by an incompetent Supreme Court.
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Ian Millhiser @imillhiser.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
The Supreme Court just revived Trump’s attempt to sabotage the 2026 election www.vox.com/politics/500...
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The Supreme Court just revived Trump’s attempt to sabotage the 2026 election
The bizarre, but temporary, new voting rights decision, explained.
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Ian Millhiser @imillhiser.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
The Supreme Court’s about to face an entirely new kind of voter discrimination www.vox.com/politics/499...
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The Supreme Court’s about to face an entirely new kind of voter discrimination
No one knows what the Constitution’s 26th Amendment means.
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Supreme 13 @supreme13.org · 19/08/2026
@imillhiser.bsky.social continues to write forcefully about the Supreme Court. His latest is worth a read…
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Ian Millhiser @imillhiser.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
How the Supreme Court could use Trump’s ballroom to gut environmental law www.vox.com/politics/499...
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How the Supreme Court could use Trump’s ballroom to gut environmental law
Trump’s lawyers make arguments that, if accepted by the justices, would render a wide range of laws unenforceable.
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Ian Millhiser @imillhiser.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
How the Supreme Court remade religious liberty in the Christian right’s image www.vox.com/politics/499...
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How the Supreme Court remade religious liberty in the Christian right’s image
In a Court eager to move fast and break things, the justices are moving fastest in religion cases.
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Ian Millhiser @imillhiser.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
Trump is searching for the Supreme Court’s breaking point on birthright citizenship www.vox.com/policy/49878...
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Trump is searching for the Supreme Court’s breaking point on birthright citizenship
Much of Trump’s new executive order appears designed to troll judges by forcing them to side with groups like “alien enemies.”
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Ian Millhiser @imillhiser.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
The Republican resistance to Todd Blanche was never serious www.vox.com/policy/49780...
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The Republican resistance to Todd Blanche was never serious
Two key Republican senators drew a line in the sand. It wasn’t far from where Trump already stood.
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Ian Millhiser @imillhiser.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
How a fringe idea about race took over the Supreme Court www.vox.com/politics/497...
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How a fringe idea about race took over the Supreme Court
A brief history of “colorblindness,” the idea that gutted the Voting Rights Act.
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Ian Millhiser @imillhiser.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
Trump threatened to arrest state election officials who distribute mailed ballots. Then, the courts got involved. www.vox.com/politics/497...
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Trump wants the Supreme Court to give him the unilateral power to rewrite election law
Trump threatened to arrest state election officials who distribute mailed ballots. Then, the courts got involved.
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Ian Millhiser @imillhiser.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
Trump wants the Supreme Court to give him the unilateral power to rewrite election law www.vox.com/politics/497...
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Trump wants the Supreme Court to give him the unilateral power to rewrite election law
Trump threatened to arrest state election officials who distribute mailed ballots. Then, the courts got involved.
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Ian Millhiser @imillhiser.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
Trump is stocking the government with his personal lawyers www.vox.com/policy/49641...
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Trump is stocking the government with his personal lawyers
Three of his criminal defense attorneys are a step away from the Supreme Court. One is running the DOJ.
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Ian Millhiser @imillhiser.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
MAGA has a new villain: Amy Coney Barrett www.vox.com/politics/494...
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MAGA has a new villain: Amy Coney Barrett
A new poll finds that Barrett is the least popular justice. A Republican revolt against her is the biggest reason why.
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Ian Millhiser @imillhiser.bsky.social · 03/07/2026
"Many of the Court’s recent decisions seem designed to convince Dems that the justices are acting arbitrarily, and that they are motivated entirely by partisanship. Those justices should not be shocked if the next time Democrats are in power, they do something about it." www.vox.com/politics/494...
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The Supreme Court can no longer explain itself
The justices don’t speak a common language, even with each other.
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Ian Millhiser @imillhiser.bsky.social · 03/07/2026
The Supreme Court can no longer explain itself www.vox.com/politics/494...
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The Supreme Court can no longer explain itself
The justices don’t speak a common language, even with each other.
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Ian Millhiser @imillhiser.bsky.social · 02/07/2026
I'm going to be doing an AMA on Reddit at noon, where I'll be chatting SCOTUS. Come join us at this link, and please feel free to submit your questions in advance. www.reddit.com/r/politics/c...
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Vox @vox.com · 01/07/2026
As the latest SCOTUS term comes to an end, @imillhiser.bsky.social reflects on the big losses for Democrats and big victories for Republicans handed down by the court. A major takeaway? While Democrats can still win in this far-right Court, they typically only do when Republicans can’t agree.
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Ian Millhiser @imillhiser.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
If you’re a liberal, and you’re thinking of bringing a case to the Supreme Court, don’t www.vox.com/politics/493...
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The Supreme Court’s trans sports ruling is a cautionary tale for all left-leaning lawyers
If you’re a liberal, and you’re thinking of bringing a case to the Supreme Court, don’t
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Ian Millhiser @imillhiser.bsky.social · 29/06/2026
The Supreme Court just made Trump the most powerful president in generations www.vox.com/politics/493...
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The Supreme Court just made Trump the most powerful president in generations
The Republican justices just won a four-decade war against “independent” federal agencies.
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Ian Millhiser @imillhiser.bsky.social · 29/06/2026
"No reasonable judge could agree with Justice Samuel Alito’s dissent, but four of the Court’s nine justices did so, regardless." www.vox.com/politics/493...
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The Supreme Court rejects the GOP’s attempt to trash thousands of ballots, in Watson v. RNC
Watson v. RNC is the easiest election law case to reach the justices in years. It should not have been 5-4.
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Ian Millhiser @imillhiser.bsky.social · 29/06/2026
A fringe attack on voting rights just got four votes on the Supreme Court www.vox.com/politics/493...
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The Supreme Court rejects the GOP’s attempt to trash thousands of ballots, in Watson v. RNC
Watson v. RNC is the easiest election law case to reach the justices in years. It should not have been 5-4.
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Ian Millhiser @imillhiser.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
The Supreme Court lets Trump deport people back to war zones www.vox.com/politics/493...
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The Supreme Court lets Trump deport people back to war zones
Trump’s administration may ignore procedural rules governing many of the most endangered people in America.
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Ian Millhiser @imillhiser.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
"The [Supreme] Court should stop embarrassing itself by handing down Second Amendment decisions that are impossible to take seriously" www.vox.com/politics/493...
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The Supreme Court’s embarrassing new Second Amendment decision, explained
Every Second Amendment case handed down by this Court is arbitrary, because the Court’s leading precedent makes no sense.
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Ian Millhiser @imillhiser.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
The Supreme Court’s new gun decision makes no sense, even on its own terms www.vox.com/politics/493...
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The Supreme Court’s embarrassing new Second Amendment decision, explained
Every Second Amendment case handed down by this Court is arbitrary, because the Court’s leading precedent makes no sense.
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Ian Millhiser @imillhiser.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
The Supreme Court’s embarrassing new Second Amendment decision, explained www.vox.com/politics/493...
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The Supreme Court’s embarrassing new Second Amendment decision, explained
Every Second Amendment case handed down by this Court is arbitrary, because the Court’s leading precedent makes no sense.
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Vox @vox.com · 23/06/2026
“The Court has been putting a thumb on the scale in favor of the Republican Party, but it hasn't been putting a boulder on the scale.” @imillhiser.bsky.social explains how, while the US is an “imperfect democracy,” it’s still a democracy that’s responsive to voters.
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Ian Millhiser @imillhiser.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
I wrote about why the Supreme Court ruled against a Rastafari man whose rights were violated in the most blatant way imaginable www.vox.com/politics/492...
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The Supreme Court’s campaign to expand religious liberty now has a glaring exception
Why the Court just ruled against a Rastafari man whose rights were violated in the most blatant way imaginable.
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Ian Millhiser @imillhiser.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
The Supreme Court’s campaign to expand religious liberty now has a glaring exception www.vox.com/politics/492...
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The Supreme Court’s campaign to expand religious liberty now has a glaring exception
Why the Court just ruled against a Rastafari man whose rights were violated in the most blatant way imaginable.
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Ian Millhiser @imillhiser.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
The Supreme Court is about to decide if the internet has made the First Amendment obsolete
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Ian Millhiser @imillhiser.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
The Supreme Court is about to decide if children still have free speech rights www.vox.com/politics/492...
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The Supreme Court is about to decide if children still have free speech rights
The Court’s hearing a case which asks if the internet has made the First Amendment obsolete.
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Vox @vox.com · 22/06/2026
What do you want to know about the Supreme Court's upcoming cases? Vox's @imillhiser.bsky.social will be going live on Instagram today at 3 pm ET to answer all of your questions.
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Ian Millhiser @imillhiser.bsky.social · 18/06/2026
Neil and Brett Go to White Castle www.vox.com/politics/492...
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The Supreme Court has good news for people who like weed and guns
United States v. Hemani does not clarify the Court’s chaotic gun decisions, but it is good news if you like to get high and shoot.
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Ian Millhiser @imillhiser.bsky.social · 18/06/2026
The Supreme Court has good news for people who like weed and guns www.vox.com/politics/492...
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The Supreme Court has good news for people who like weed and guns
United States v. Hemani does not clarify the Court’s chaotic gun decisions, but it is good news if you like to get high and shoot.
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Ian Millhiser @imillhiser.bsky.social · 16/06/2026
Why the Supreme Court is fighting over deadly gas and firing squads www.vox.com/politics/492...
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Why the Supreme Court is fighting over deadly gas and firing squads
For the second time in two months, the GOP-controlled Court handed a victory to a person on death row.
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Ian Millhiser @imillhiser.bsky.social · 12/06/2026
The Supreme Court invented a special legal rule solely to screw Planned Parenthood www.vox.com/politics/491...
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The Supreme Court invented a special legal rule solely to screw Planned Parenthood
A new SCOTUS decision raises new doubts about whether a decision against a major abortion provider had any basis in law.
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Ian Millhiser @imillhiser.bsky.social · 10/06/2026
The next victim of the Supreme Court’s voting rights decision will be workers www.vox.com/politics/491...
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The next victim of the Supreme Court’s voting rights decision will be workers
The Trump administration wants to extend Justice Sam Alito’s approach to race to everything.
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Seth Maxon @methsaxon.bsky.social · 04/06/2026
“Trump’s decision to nominate Blanche reveals the president’s confidence in a man who has distinguished himself solely by his willingness to act as Trump’s toady. If he’s officially confirmed, that is not likely to change.”
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Ian Millhiser @imillhiser.bsky.social · 04/06/2026
Trump’s attorney general pick has exactly one qualification www.vox.com/politics/490...
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Trump’s attorney general pick has exactly one qualification
Todd Blanche passed his loyalty test to Trump.
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Ian Millhiser @imillhiser.bsky.social · 03/06/2026
"The [Supreme] Court’s new gerrymandering decision is tough to explain, unless you think the justices are GOP partisans." www.vox.com/politics/490...
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The Supreme Court’s new decision tilting the midterms toward Republicans, explained
The Court’s new gerrymandering decision is tough to explain, unless you think the justices are GOP partisans.
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