Nina Totenberg appears in the following:
Judge Esther Salas Remembers The Night Of Assailant's Attack On Her Family
Thursday, November 19, 2020
In July, an assailant killed federal Judge Esther Salas' son and wounded her husband. NPR talks with Salas about what happened that day.
House Hints It May Drop Supreme Court Case Seeking Mueller Grand Jury Info
Tuesday, November 17, 2020
The all-but-spoken reason is that it is unlikely the new Congress, sworn in Jan. 3, wants to keep trying to impeach President Trump — unless he refuses to leave office.
Supreme Court Appears Likely To Uphold Obamacare
Tuesday, November 10, 2020
At least two of the court's conservative justices seemed to suggest the law should stand whether or not the individual mandate is found unconstitutional.
Will Supreme Court Invalidate Obamacare A Decade After It Was Enacted?
Tuesday, November 10, 2020
There would be enormous consequences were the court to throw out the ACA, which has survived twice in the high court. But the court's makeup is very different now than on those past occasions.
Will This Election Be A Replay Of Bush v. Gore At The Supreme Court? Not Likely
Saturday, November 07, 2020
President Trump has made unfounded allegations of "fraud" in the election and said the Supreme Court, with three of his appointees, will be the final arbiter. Legal experts aren't so sure.
At Supreme Court, Justices Consider Religion, LGBTQ Rights
Wednesday, November 04, 2020
At issue is a Catholic charity's refusal to screen same-sex couples as foster care parents.
Faith, LGBTQ Rights Collide At Supreme Court
Wednesday, November 04, 2020
At issue in the case is the rights of a city to enforce its anti-discrimination policies in contracting against the rights of religious groups.
Supreme Court Examines When Juveniles May Be Sentenced to Life Without Parole
Tuesday, November 03, 2020
New Justice Barrett, a mother of 7, is among those now weighing when juvenile offenders are so incapable of rehabilitation that they may be sentenced to life without the possibility of parole.
Justice Barrett Joins Supreme Court Arguments For The First Time
Monday, November 02, 2020
The newest justice did not participate in the court's work last week, and, consequently, did not vote in two significant cases decided by the court in opinions released Monday.
Supreme Court Allows Ballot Extensions In Pennsylvania, North Carolina, For Now
Wednesday, October 28, 2020
It was the second time the high court refused a GOP effort to block a three-day extension for receiving absentee ballots in Pennsylvania. Justice Amy Coney Barrett did not participate in either case.
Newly Sworn-In Justice Barrett Faces A Motion To Recuse Herself In Election Case
Tuesday, October 27, 2020
A Pennsylvania county asked the new justice to disqualify herself because her nomination and confirmation is "unprecedented" and linked, by Trump, to his own reelection. It later reversed itself.
Supreme Court Blocks Curbside Voting In Alabama, An Option During Pandemic
Wednesday, October 21, 2020
The high court issued its order Wednesday night, over the dissent of the court's three liberal justices. The practice was intended to accommodate people with disabilities and at-risk individuals.
Democrats Plan To Boycott Senate Committee Vote On Barrett Nomination
Wednesday, October 21, 2020
Democrats see Mitch McConnell's rush to confirm Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett as unprecedented and "outrageous," but they have little power to stop it in a GOP-controlled Senate.
What's Next for the Supreme Court?
Monday, October 19, 2020
Nina Totenberg talks about what's next for Amy Coney Barrett's Supreme Court nomination.
What Is Amy Coney Barrett's Stance On Issues That Often Arise Before Supreme Court?
Tuesday, October 13, 2020
Judge Amy Coney Barrett fielded questions from senators on Tuesday on the second day of her confirmation hearings for the U.S. Supreme Court.
Senate Begins Amy Coney Barrett's Supreme Court Confirmation Hearings
Monday, October 12, 2020
On Monday, the Senate Judiciary Committee began hearings to consider the nomination of Judge Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court.
Many Firsts At Confirmation Hearings For Judge Amy Coney Barrett
Monday, October 12, 2020
The hearings, which start at 9 a.m. ET on Monday, begin against the backdrop of early voting that has begun in many states and just 22 days before Election Day.
Supreme Court Punts On Abortion Pills, Allowing Them To Be Mailed — For Now
Thursday, October 08, 2020
At issue were FDA regulations that required women seeking medication abortion to pick up the prescribed pills in person at a clinic. Doctors had cited the risk of exposing patients to the coronavirus.
Supreme Court Opens A New Term Amid A Push For Amy Coney Barrett's Confirmation
Monday, October 05, 2020
The confirmation of Amy Coney Barrett, President Trump's nominee to replace Ruth Bader Ginsburg, looms over the Supreme Court as it began a new term Monday.
Justices Thomas, Alito Blast Supreme Court Decision On Same-Sex Marriage Rights
Monday, October 05, 2020
The two justices said the court's 2015 decision Obergefell v. Hodges hurt religious liberty and "created a problem that only it can fix."
