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Posts by Ian Millhiser

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The Supreme Court will decide when the police can use your phone to track you Chatrie v. United States asks what limits the Constitution places on the surveillance state in an age of cellphones.

The Supreme Court will decide when the police can use your phone to track you www.vox.com/politics/485...

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The Supreme Court could legalize moonshine, and ruin everything else McNutt v. DOJ could allow the justices to seize tremendous power over the US economy.

The Supreme Court could legalize moonshine, and ruin everything else www.vox.com/politics/485...

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It should be much easier to remove the president from office The 25th Amendment chatter is pointless — but it shouldn’t be.

"Let’s cut to the chase: Trump is about as likely to be removed via the 25th Amendment as he is to be deposed by an army of unicorn-riding elves."

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It should be much easier to remove the president from office The 25th Amendment chatter is pointless — but it shouldn’t be.

It should be much easier to remove the president from office www.vox.com/politics/485...

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Democrats just locked down control of one of the most important courts in America Dems won a swing-state election in a 20-point blowout.

Dems won a swing-state election in a 20-point blowout www.vox.com/politics/485...

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Democrats just locked down control of one of the most important courts in America Dems won a swing-state election in a 20-point blowout.

Democrats just locked down control of one of the most important courts in America www.vox.com/politics/485...

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Pam Bondi’s ouster makes Trump’s Justice Department even more dangerous The best thing about Bondi was her incompetence.

Pam Bondi’s ouster makes Trump’s Justice Department even more dangerous www.vox.com/policy/48472...

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Even this Supreme Court seems unwilling to end birthright citizenship At least seven justices appear to believe that the Fourteenth Amendment means what it says.

Even this Supreme Court seems unwilling to end birthright citizenship www.vox.com/politics/484...

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Why an 8-1 Supreme Court just ruled in favor of anti-LGBTQ+ “conversion therapy” Sadly, the Court’s decision in Chiles v. Salazar is correct.

Why an 8-1 Supreme Court just ruled in favor of anti-LGBTQ+ “conversion therapy” www.vox.com/politics/484...

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The sneaky way Trump’s lawyers are supercharging ICE A court just gave awful news to victims of ICE’s occupation of Minneapolis.

The sneaky way Trump’s lawyers are supercharging ICE www.vox.com/politics/484...

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The Supreme Court showed it is scared its going to break the internet in Cox v. Sony This is a good thing.

The Supreme Court is scared it’s going to break the internet www.vox.com/politics/483...

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The ugly history behind Trump’s birthright citizenship case in the Supreme Court The peculiar legal argument behind Trump’s attack on citizenship was invented by 19th-century anti-Chinese racists.

I wrote about the nineteenth century anti-Chinese racist who came up with Trump's legal arguments against birthright citizenship
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The ugly history behind Trump’s birthright citizenship case in the Supreme Court The peculiar legal argument behind Trump’s attack on citizenship was invented by 19th-century anti-Chinese racists.

The ugly history behind Trump’s birthright citizenship case in the Supreme Court www.vox.com/politics/483...

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The Supreme Court seems alarmingly willing to trash thousands of ballots At least four justices appear to be on board with a frivolous lawsuit attacking voting by mail.

The Supreme Court seems alarmingly willing to trash thousands of ballots www.vox.com/politics/483...

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The Supreme Court case attempting to sabotage voting by mail, explained The Republican Party wants the Court to toss out thousands of ballots. Its arguments are laughably weak.

The Supreme Court case attempting to sabotage voting by mail, explained www.vox.com/politics/479...

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MAGA’s top lawyer just gave a sitting GOP senator the biggest scare of his career No lawyer has done more in the last decade to advance a distinctly MAGA approach to the Constitution than Ken Paxton.

MAGA’s top lawyer just gave a sitting GOP senator the biggest scare of his career

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The Supreme Court’s Republicans just seized the most dangerous power in constitutional law The Court’s latest ruling invokes a power that corrupts every court that wields it.

"Teaching algebra was hard enough before the Supreme Court ordered every public school teacher to become an enforcer of religious orthodoxy." www.vox.com/politics/481...

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The Supreme Court’s Republicans just seized the most dangerous power in constitutional law The Court’s latest ruling invokes a power that corrupts every court that wields it.

"The Supreme Court’s Republican majority just did the legal equivalent of grabbing J.R.R. Tolkien’s One Ring, placing it on their collective fingers, and dancing around singing, 'I just can’t wait to become a Nazgûl.'” www.vox.com/politics/481...

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The Supreme Court’s Republicans just seized the most dangerous power in constitutional law The Court’s latest ruling invokes a power that corrupts every court that wields it.

The Supreme Court’s Republicans just seized the most dangerous power in constitutional law www.vox.com/politics/481...

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You can blame the Founding Fathers for Trump’s ability to attack Iran without Congressional approval. Why? They didn’t expect the US to have a standing army, which led them to create a Constitution unprepared for the US’s military power.

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The Supreme Court appears likely to let stoners own guns Gun lovers may soon have the right to bear bongs.

Gun lovers may soon have the right to bear bongs

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The Supreme Court appears likely to let stoners own guns Gun lovers may soon have the right to bear bongs.

The Supreme Court appears likely to let stoners own guns www.vox.com/policy/48125...

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The Republican justices are fighting over who should really run the government There are three camps: The judicial supremacists, the GOP partisans, and Amy Coney Barrett.

Why Neil Gorsuch and Amy Coney Barrett are fighting www.vox.com/politics/480...

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The Supreme Court will decide if marijuana users may be barred from owning guns Do stoners have a right to bear arms?

The Supreme Court is about to decide if stoners have a right to bear arms

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Why a Republican Supreme Court struck down Trump’s tariffs Trump loses, and the Democratic justices didn’t need to concede anything.

Why a Republican Supreme Court struck down Trump’s tariffs www.vox.com/politics/479...

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A new Supreme Court gerrymandering case is nightmare fuel for Democrats A questionable lawsuit seeking to redraw a Republican district risks turbocharging Trump’s gerrymandering campaign.

A new Supreme Court gerrymandering case is nightmare fuel for Democrats www.vox.com/politics/479...

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The MAGA court decision that just supercharged ICE America’s Trumpiest court just gave Trump a dangerous new weapon.

The MAGA court decision that just supercharged ICE www.vox.com/politics/478...

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Why a Republican Supreme Court just handed a victory to Democrats The short answer is that this Supreme Court loves gerrymandering more than it hates Democrats.

"If a state passed a law called the 'White Supremacist We Want to Bring Back Jim Crow, So These Maps Were Drawn by the Ku Klux Klan Act of 2026,' it is likely that at least two of the Court’s Republicans would vote to strike it down." www.vox.com/politics/478...

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Why a Republican Supreme Court just handed a victory to Democrats The short answer is that this Supreme Court loves gerrymandering more than it hates Democrats.

Why a Republican Supreme Court just handed a victory to Democrats www.vox.com/politics/478...

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Trump’s occupation of Minneapolis has broken the Justice Department This DOJ is no longer capable of doing its job.

Trump’s occupation of Minneapolis has broken the Justice Department www.vox.com/politics/477...

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