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Ian Millhiser

Ian Millhiser

Senior Correspondent

    Latest articles by Ian Millhiser

    Politics
    A border guard shot and killed a Mexican boy. The Supreme Court will decide if he gets off scot-free.A border guard shot and killed a Mexican boy. The Supreme Court will decide if he gets off scot-free.
    Politics

    Hernández v. Mesa is one of the Trumpiest cases ever to reach the justices.

    By Ian Millhiser
    How a Jim Crow law still shapes Mississippi’s elections
    Politics

    It makes it all but impossible for a Democrat to win state office.

    By Ian Millhiser
    Politics
    Anti-gay prejudice may have driven jurors to sentence a man to death. His execution is today.Anti-gay prejudice may have driven jurors to sentence a man to death. His execution is today.
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    With Justice Kennedy off the Supreme Court, both gay rights plaintiffs and death row inmates face a bleak future.

    By Ian Millhiser
    Politics
    A court just demolished Trump’s claim that he is immune from criminal investigationA court just demolished Trump’s claim that he is immune from criminal investigation
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    One of Trump’s most audacious legal claims had a terrible day in court.

    By Ian Millhiser
    Politics
    The Fraternal Order of Police’s attack on impeachment reads like it was written by Sean HannityThe Fraternal Order of Police’s attack on impeachment reads like it was written by Sean Hannity
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    America’s largest police union doesn’t seem to understand what “due process” is.

    By Ian Millhiser
    The most important part of the Democrats’ impeachment resolution
    Politics

    The Mueller hearing was a debacle for Democrats. The new impeachment rules show that they’ve learned their lesson.

    By Ian Millhiser
    Politics
    Pete Buttigieg longs for a nonpolitical Supreme Court. That’s not really possible.Pete Buttigieg longs for a nonpolitical Supreme Court. That’s not really possible.
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    Three big problems with Buttigieg’s plan to end the partisan war over the Supreme Court.

    By Ian Millhiser
    Politics
    So much for states’ rights: Trump asks the Supreme Court to block California’s “sanctuary state” lawSo much for states’ rights: Trump asks the Supreme Court to block California’s “sanctuary state” law
    Politics

    Republican justices face a test of whether they will remain loyal to their principles when those principles cut against the GOP.

    By Ian Millhiser
    Politics
    How to run a successful impeachment hearingHow to run a successful impeachment hearing
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    Congressional hearings rarely accomplish anything. If Democrats want the impeachment hearings to succeed, they need to run them differently.

    By Ian Millhiser
    Politics
    Trump’s lawyer: If Trump shoots someone on 5th Avenue, “nothing could be done”Trump’s lawyer: If Trump shoots someone on 5th Avenue, “nothing could be done”
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    Trump’s lawyer just told a federal appeals court that a sitting president is above the law.

    By Ian Millhiser