Nina Totenberg

NPR legal correspondent

Nina Totenberg appears in the following:

Jack Daniel's tells Supreme Court its brand is harmed by dog toy Bad Spaniels

Wednesday, March 22, 2023

The whiskey maker argues that the toy named Bad Spaniel infringes on its trademark, confuses consumers and tarnishes its reputation.

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Supreme Court hands victory to public school students with disabilities

Tuesday, March 21, 2023

The high court said a deaf student could sue for past damages for not getting the support he needed to succeed in public school.

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Outside groups take a first stab at a Supreme Court ethics code

Thursday, March 09, 2023

The effort by the Project on Government Oversight and the Lawyers Defending American Democracy follows criticism aimed at the court for perceived ethical lapses and failures to deal with them.

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Conservative and liberals split at Supreme Court over Biden student loan plan

Tuesday, February 28, 2023

A majority of the court's conservatives indicating great skepticism over the president's loan-forgiveness plan.

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Six states challenge Biden's student loan forgiveness plan at the Supreme Court

Tuesday, February 28, 2023

At the Supreme Court, some Republican-dominated states seemed on the verge of invalidating Biden's student loan forgiveness plan. A majority of the court's conservatives looked skeptical of the plan.

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Biden's plan for student loan relief faces its biggest test yet at the Supreme Court

Tuesday, February 28, 2023

The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday hears arguments over whether the Biden administration exceeded its authority with its student debt forgiveness program.

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Biden's student loan relief faces its biggest test yet at the Supreme Court

Tuesday, February 28, 2023

On Tuesday, the justices will hear expedited arguments in a challenge to the Biden plan brought by six states — Missouri, Nebraska, Iowa, Arkansas, Kansas and South Carolina.

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Supreme Court to hear case that threatens existence of consumer protection agency

Monday, February 27, 2023

At issue is how the CFPB is funded: It gets its money from the Federal Reserve, which in turn is funded by bank fees, and not through congressional appropriations.

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Unlikely alliances in Supreme Court opinions on overtime, death penalty

Wednesday, February 22, 2023

The cases involved who qualifies for overtime pay, and Arizona's refusal to apply a Supreme Court precedent in death penalty jury instructions.

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Update on Supreme Court case of social media giants and terrorism victims' families

Wednesday, February 22, 2023

Day two of the big tech arguments at the U.S. Supreme Court: On one side are Twitter, Google, Facebook and other mega companies. On the other, American families of people killed in terrorist attacks.

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Supreme Court hears case about a law that shields social media sites from lawsuits

Tuesday, February 21, 2023

The Supreme Court heard arguments in a case involving Section 230, the law that provides tech companies a legal shield against being sued over content posted online by their users.

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No ideological splits, only worried justices as High Court hears Google case

Tuesday, February 21, 2023

At issue in the case is a 1996 law that shields internet platforms from being sued for material that appears on their sites.

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Supreme Court showdown for Google, Twitter and the social media world

Tuesday, February 21, 2023

At the center of two cases to be argued over two days is Section 230, which provides tech companies a legal shield over what users post online.

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Supreme Court says justices were interviewed about the leaked draft opinion

Friday, January 20, 2023

The court marshal clarified Friday that she spoke with the Supreme Court justices about the draft opinion overturning Roe v. Wade for her recent report. The justices were not asked to sign affidavits.

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SCOTUS says it was unable to find who leaked the draft decision overturning 'Roe'

Thursday, January 19, 2023

The Supreme Court says it is unable so far to conclude who leaked the Dobbs decision last summer. This comes after an eight-month probe conducted by the court's marshal and an investigative team.

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Supreme Court is unable to ID the leaker in Dobbs decision

Thursday, January 19, 2023

The court called the leak "one of the worst breaches of trust in its history." The Marshal of the Supreme Court "has to date been unable to identify a person responsible," the court said Thursday.

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The case of the Supreme Court that just can't seem to stop talking

Monday, December 26, 2022

For decades, advocates knew that when their allotted time had expired, they were done. Not so anymore.

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Supreme Court weighs controversial election-law case

Wednesday, December 07, 2022

If adopted the so-called independent state legislature theory would give state legislatures the power to put in place all manner of election laws and rules, without any review by the state courts.

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The Supreme Court considers the 'independent state legislature' theory

Wednesday, December 07, 2022

The Supreme Court considered whether to endorse the "independent state legislature" theory, which could strip state courts of the power to strike down election laws enacted by state legislatures.

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Supreme Court to hear controversial election-law case

Wednesday, December 07, 2022

The "independent state legislature theory" could give state legislatures independent power to put in place all manner of election rules, without any available review by state courts.

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