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Ian Millhiser @imillhiser.bsky.social · 1d

The Supreme Court fights over whether medical expertise actually exists www.vox.com/politics/463...

The Supreme Court fights over whether medical expertise actually exists

The Supreme Court seems eager to kill state bans on anti-LGBTQ conversion therapy.

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Dahlia Lithwick @dahlialithwick.bsky.social · 2d

with @mjsdc.bsky.social and @imillhiser.bsky.social on the term ahead

SCOTUS Is About To Make Trump’s Dreams Come True

From voting rights to trans rights, presidential powers and beyond, the new Supreme Court term is a win-win for the court’s conservatives, and Trump.

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Ian Millhiser @imillhiser.bsky.social · 8d

The Supreme Court’s newest decision could make it impossible to end the shutdown www.vox.com/politics/463...

The Supreme Court’s newest decision could make it impossible to end the shutdown

How do you negotiate with a man who can break his promises at any time?

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Vox @vox.com · 12d

Trump’s decision to target former FBI Director James Comey reveals that he will turn on people who’ve benefited him in the past the moment he thinks they have raised a hand against him. And he is willing to use the full power of the US government against people who’ve displeased him.

Comey’s indictment is a warning to the Supreme Court justices

Dear John, Brett, and Amy: If Trump can come for James Comey, he can come for you.

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Ian Millhiser @imillhiser.bsky.social · 12d

Dear John, Brett, and Amy: If Trump can come for James Comey, he can come for you.

www.vox.com/politics/463...

Comey’s indictment is a warning to the Supreme Court justices

Dear John, Brett, and Amy: If Trump can come for James Comey, he can come for you.

www.vox.com

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Ian Millhiser @imillhiser.bsky.social · 12d

Comey’s indictment is a warning to the Supreme Court justices www.vox.com/politics/463...

Comey’s indictment is a warning to the Supreme Court justices

Dear John, Brett, and Amy: If Trump can come for James Comey, he can come for you.

www.vox.com

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Ian Millhiser @imillhiser.bsky.social · 12d

Trump’s prosecution of a Democratic lawmaker is a test run for authoritarian rule www.vox.com/politics/462...

Trump’s prosecution of a Democratic lawmaker is a test run for authoritarian rule

Trump’s prosecution of Rep. LaMonica McIver may be the most anti-democratic thing he’s done since January 6.

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Ian Millhiser @imillhiser.bsky.social · 22d

Trump asks the Supreme Court to give him total control over the US economy www.vox.com/politics/461...

Trump asks the Supreme Court to give him total control over the US economy

The next few months could be the most consequential period for US constitutional law since the Roosevelt administration.

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Ian Millhiser @imillhiser.bsky.social · 23d

"Under Trump’s legal theory, he could have justified firing Cook 'for cause' by accusing her of being responsible for the 1881 assassination of President James Garfield, or for causing the fall of Rome." www.vox.com/politics/461...

The Supreme Court is about to decide one of the biggest economic policy cases ever

Cook v. Trump is one of the highest-stakes cases of Trump’s presidency.

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Ian Millhiser @imillhiser.bsky.social · 23d

The Supreme Court is about to decide one of the biggest economic policy cases ever www.vox.com/politics/461...

The Supreme Court is about to decide one of the biggest economic policy cases ever

Cook v. Trump is one of the highest-stakes cases of Trump’s presidency.

www.vox.com

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David E. Sullivan @dsulliva2.bsky.social · 27d

Excellent (and terrifying) analysis

Ian Millhiser @imillhiser.bsky.social · Sep 5

The overwhelming evidence that the Supreme Court is on Donald Trump’s team www.vox.com/scotus/46027...

The overwhelming evidence that the Supreme Court is on Donald Trump’s team

Welcome to the Supreme Court’s Calvinball era.

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Murshed Zaheed @murshedz.bsky.social · Sep 5

“The Republican justices exempt Trump from rules that apply to every other litigant, including the most recent Democratic president.”

Devastating indictment Roberts MAGA #SCOTUS from @imillhiser.bsky.social

The overwhelming evidence that the Supreme Court is on Donald Trump’s team

Welcome to the Supreme Court’s Calvinball era.

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Tim Grecco @timgrecco.bsky.social · Sep 5

#SupremeCourt #CorruptCourt

"When there is ambiguity in the law, the Republican justices resolve it in favor of Republicans. And when there is no ambiguity in the law, the Republican justices often make something up so they can rule in favor of Republicans anyway."

#SCOTUS #JohnRoberts

Ian Millhiser @imillhiser.bsky.social · Sep 5

"The most reasonable explanation for the Republican justices’ behavior is that they are acting in bad faith."

www.vox.com/scotus/46027...

The overwhelming evidence that the Supreme Court is on Donald Trump’s team

Welcome to the Supreme Court’s Calvinball era.

www.vox.com

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Seth Maxon @methsaxon.bsky.social · Sep 5

Heroic piece from Ian laying out all the ways Ketanji Brown Jackson's recent "Calvinball" allegation against her Republican colleagues defines this entire era of the Court.👇🏼

Ian Millhiser @imillhiser.bsky.social · Sep 5

The overwhelming evidence that the Supreme Court is on Donald Trump’s team www.vox.com/scotus/46027...

The overwhelming evidence that the Supreme Court is on Donald Trump’s team

Welcome to the Supreme Court’s Calvinball era.

www.vox.com

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Ian Millhiser @imillhiser.bsky.social · Sep 5

"The most reasonable explanation for the Republican justices’ behavior is that they are acting in bad faith."

www.vox.com/scotus/46027...

The overwhelming evidence that the Supreme Court is on Donald Trump’s team

Welcome to the Supreme Court’s Calvinball era.

www.vox.com

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Ian Millhiser @imillhiser.bsky.social · Sep 5

The overwhelming evidence that the Supreme Court is on Donald Trump’s team www.vox.com/scotus/46027...

The overwhelming evidence that the Supreme Court is on Donald Trump’s team

Welcome to the Supreme Court’s Calvinball era.

www.vox.com

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Ian Millhiser @imillhiser.bsky.social · Sep 4

Oops! Trump’s lawyers just inadvertently admitted that his tariffs are illegal www.vox.com/scotus/46031...

Trump’s lawyers just inadvertently admitted that his tariffs are illegal

Oops.

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Seth Maxon @methsaxon.bsky.social · Aug 26

“It’s not hard to see why even this Supreme Court is cautious about giving Trump the power to fire Federal Reserve leaders. The Republican justices may be zealous adherents to the unitary executive theory, but they also have stock portfolios.” www.vox.com/scotus/45937... by @imillhiser.bsky.social