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Ian Millhiser

Ian Millhiser

Senior Correspondent

    Latest articles by Ian Millhiser

    Criminal Justice
    The charges against former Minnesota police officer Derek Chauvin, explainedThe charges against former Minnesota police officer Derek Chauvin, explained
    Criminal Justice

    The difficulty of proving intent to kill is likely why prosecutors decided on third-degree murder charges.

    By Ian Millhiser
    Politics
    Why 4 justices on the Supreme Court voted to reopen churches in the pandemicWhy 4 justices on the Supreme Court voted to reopen churches in the pandemic
    Politics

    Roberts’s decision is a loss for the religious right and a victory for public health. But four justices saw the case differently.

    By Ian Millhiser
    Politics
    How the Supreme Court enabled police to use deadly chokeholdsHow the Supreme Court enabled police to use deadly chokeholds
    Politics

    When the Supreme Court turns its back on injustice, there are consequences.

    By Ian Millhiser
    Politics
    Democrats’ risky plan to ensure Congress can vote during the pandemic, explainedDemocrats’ risky plan to ensure Congress can vote during the pandemic, explained
    Politics

    No one can be sure of whether House Democrats’ plan to allow “proxy voting” is constitutional.

    By Ian Millhiser
    Politics
    A Texas Supreme Court decision could disenfranchise millions during the pandemicA Texas Supreme Court decision could disenfranchise millions during the pandemic
    Politics

    Voters under age 65 could potentially be disenfranchised.

    By Ian Millhiser
    Covid-19
    Pennsylvania Democratic lawmakers accuse their GOP colleagues of secretly exposing them to coronavirusPennsylvania Democratic lawmakers accuse their GOP colleagues of secretly exposing them to coronavirus
    Covid-19

    A Republican lawmaker got sick, and no one told Democratic representatives.

    By Ian Millhiser
    Politics
    The fight over reopening churches reaches the Supreme CourtThe fight over reopening churches reaches the Supreme Court
    Politics

    This is likely to end badly for public health.

    By Ian Millhiser
    Politics
    Trump claims he will “override the governors” who closed churches in the pandemicTrump claims he will “override the governors” who closed churches in the pandemic
    Politics
    The fight over letting Texans under age 65 vote by mail, explainedThe fight over letting Texans under age 65 vote by mail, explained
    Politics

    Texas’s Republican attorney general wants to make it very hard for young people to vote in 2020.

    By Ian Millhiser
    Politics
    Trump says he’ll cut off funding to states that make it easier to voteTrump says he’ll cut off funding to states that make it easier to vote
    Politics

    That’s unconstitutional.

    By Ian Millhiser

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