Nina Totenberg

NPR legal correspondent

Nina Totenberg appears in the following:

Supreme Court Nominee Kavanaugh Finishes 2 Days Of Testimony

Friday, September 07, 2018

Late Thursday night, Brett Kavanaugh finished his marathon testimony before the Senate judiciary committee. Friday, the committee moves on to witnesses testifying for and against the nominee.

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Clashes Between Senators Continue During Hearings For Judge Brett Kavanaugh

Thursday, September 06, 2018

Democrats were back to raising questions about the process related to the Supreme Court nomination of Brett Kavanaugh on Thursday. Democratic senators flouted the GOP majority by releasing "committee confidential" emails involving Kavanaugh.

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Kavanaugh Day 2 Recap

Thursday, September 06, 2018

Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh returns to the witness chair today after a marathon round of questioning that lasted more than 13 hours Wednesday.

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Kavanaugh Faces Questions On Abortion, Guns And Presidential Power During Hearings

Wednesday, September 05, 2018

Day 2 of the Senate hearings for Supreme Court nominee Judge Brett Kavanaugh was dominated by tough questions on substantive issues, from guns to abortion to presidential power.

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Senate Panel To Question Supreme Court Nominee Kavanaugh

Wednesday, September 05, 2018

Brett Kavanaugh faces his first day of questioning from the Senate Judiciary Committee. Barring an unforeseen twist, Democrats have neither leverage nor the votes to block his nomination.

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Senate Democrats Launch Series Of Complaints As Kavanaugh Hearings Begin

Tuesday, September 04, 2018

Brett Kavanaugh is going to be facing tough questions this week for his nomination to the Supreme Court, but first, Democrats are pressing Republicans on the process for how his nomination and these hearings came to be.

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Kavanaugh Confirmation Hearings To Focus On 6 Hot-Button Issues

Tuesday, September 04, 2018

Trump's Supreme Court nominee will face tough questioning from Democrats during his confirmation hearings this week on abortion, guns, investigating the president, national security and regulation

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What A Justice Kavanaugh Could Mean For The Mueller Investigation And Trump

Thursday, August 09, 2018

Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh opposes limiting the power of the presidency. That opinion could have profound consequences for the special counsel investigation.

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Is Trump About To Be Able To Say 'You're Fired' To A Lot More People?

Tuesday, August 07, 2018

The president is limited in who he can fire in the federal government, but if Brett Kavanaugh becomes Supreme Court justice, Trump will have someone who believes in broad power of the executive.

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Kavanaugh Could Tip Supreme Court Against Gun Control Laws

Monday, July 23, 2018

If confirmed, President Trump's Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh will likely steer the court toward broader gun rights.

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Appeals Court Nomination Withdrawn Before An Expected Failure On Senate Floor

Thursday, July 19, 2018

The White House withdrew the nomination of Ryan Bounds to join the 9th Circuit just before a vote was expected on Capitol Hill on Thursday.

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Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg's Life Immortalized In Song

Wednesday, July 18, 2018

Songs about the life and career of the Supreme Court justice, written in secret by her daughter-in-law, now make their debut on a very personal album called Notorious RBG in Song.

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The Ginsburg Rule: False Advertising By The GOP

Friday, July 13, 2018

Republican senators contend Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg established a standard of evasion at her 1993 Supreme Court confirmation hearing, but an independent study says otherwise.

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The Reality Of The 'Ginsburg Rule'

Friday, July 13, 2018

When Republicans talk about the Ginsburg rule, they suggest that Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg revealed very little in her confirmation hearing. Ginsburg was quite explicit, however, on many issues.

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Trump Picks Kavanaugh To Replace Retiring Justice Kennedy

Tuesday, July 10, 2018

President Trump's Supreme Court pick is almost certainly going to be more conservative than Anthony Kennedy, the justice who is retiring at the end of July.

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A Look At Some Of The Most Likely Picks To Replace Justice Anthony Kennedy

Monday, July 09, 2018

President Trump is soon expected to announce his pick to replace outgoing Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy. These are some of the most likely candidates.

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Source: Trump Has Made A Final Decision On His Supreme Court Nomination

Monday, July 09, 2018

The president has made up his mind, but he's not saying who it is just yet. He will announce his pick officially to replace retiring Justice Anthony Kennedy in a prime-time ceremony Monday night.

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The Supreme Court Justice Confirmation Process

Sunday, July 08, 2018

As President Trump prepares to announce his nomination to replace Justice Anthony Kennedy, we take a look into how the confirmation process has changed, and what to expect in the weeks ahead.

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Trump's Top 2 Supreme Court Picks Reflect Warring Republican Factions

Friday, July 06, 2018

Supporters and opponents of Judges Brett Kavanaugh and Amy Barrett have waged a fierce battle for their candidate. But are the differences little more than a summer camp color war?

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Trump Narrows List Of Supreme Court Justice Nominees

Thursday, July 05, 2018

President Trump has reportedly narrowed his list of Supreme Court nominees down to three. NPR's Nina Totenberg talks to Ailsa Chang about who is on that list — and what we know about them.

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