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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

Why it’ll be even harder for Trump to steal the election this timeWhy it’ll be even harder for Trump to steal the election this time
Donald Trump

Three reasons Trump’s lawyers have less to work with in 2024 if they attempt a coup.

By Ian Millhiser
The Democratic Party’s longshot plans to deal with a Republican Supreme Court, explainedThe Democratic Party’s longshot plans to deal with a Republican Supreme Court, explained
Supreme CourtMember Exclusive

Top Democrats understand that the Supreme Court is a problem, but fixing this problem is nightmarishly difficult.

By Ian Millhiser
The entire Texas government is fighting over whether to save a man’s lifeThe entire Texas government is fighting over whether to save a man’s life
Criminal Justice

Robert Roberson was sentenced to die on a theory that’s now widely viewed with skepticism by medical experts.

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 nightmare facing Democrats, even if Harris winsThe nightmare facing Democrats, even if Harris wins
The present — and future — of the American left

If Harris wins, the Republican Party will almost certainly be able to veto anything she does, thanks to our broken Constitution.

By Ian Millhiser
Brett Kavanaugh and Amy Coney Barrett seem unsure whether to save a man’s lifeBrett Kavanaugh and Amy Coney Barrett seem unsure whether to save a man’s life
Supreme Court

It’s unclear how the Supreme Court will resolve an unusually messy death penalty case.

By Ian Millhiser
The Supreme Court appears to have found a gun regulation it actually likesThe Supreme Court appears to have found a gun regulation it actually likes
Supreme Court

The justices appear skeptical of “ghost guns.”

By Ian Millhiser
We should call the Republican justices “Republicans” and not “conservatives”We should call the Republican justices “Republicans” and not “conservatives”
Supreme Court

Supreme Court journalists should tell the truth about what’s going on at the Court.

By Ian Millhiser
The Supreme Court will decide if Oklahoma must execute a man it doesn’t want to killThe Supreme Court will decide if Oklahoma must execute a man it doesn’t want to kill
Supreme Court

The state’s Republican attorney general took the rare step of asking the Supreme Court to set aside Richard Glossip’s capital conviction.

By Ian Millhiser
The Supreme Court will decide whether to let criminals get guns without a background checkThe Supreme Court will decide whether to let criminals get guns without a background check
Supreme Court

The Court considers legalizing “ghost guns,” untraceable weapons that evade laws intended to keep guns away from criminals.

By Ian Millhiser