Nina Totenberg

NPR legal correspondent

Nina Totenberg appears in the following:

Supreme Court tackles social media and free speech

Monday, March 18, 2024

In a major First Amendment case, the Supreme Court heard arguments on the federal government's ability to combat what it sees as false, misleading or dangerous information online.

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SCOTUS says public officials have the right to block on social media

Friday, March 15, 2024

The Supreme Court ruled that public officials may block people on social media in certain circumstances. The rulings were unanimous.

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SCOTUS rules unanimously in favor of Trump but differ on scope of decision

Monday, March 04, 2024

The Supreme Court justices came together to agree Trump could not be removed from the Colorado ballot, but they are now differing as to how far they would go.

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Supreme Court restores Trump to Colorado primary ballot, rules on state powers

Monday, March 04, 2024

The U.S. Supreme Court ruled unanimously this morning that the states lacked the authority to disqualify him after his actions three years ago during the siege on the U.S. Capitol.

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The Supreme Court will hear Trump's immunity claim. The implications are vast

Thursday, February 29, 2024

Trump's immunity claim being reviewed by the Supreme Court, has enormous consequences; not just for the former U.S. President, but the American political system, and for the court itself.

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It's unclear whether Supreme Court justices would uphold the ban on gun bump stocks

Wednesday, February 28, 2024

The Supreme Court today puzzled over a federal regulation that outlaws bump stocks, which modify otherwise legal semiautomatic guns into guns that fire as rapidly as 800 bullets in a minute.

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Sandra Day O'Connor, first woman on the Supreme Court, dies

Friday, December 01, 2023

Sandra Day O'Connor was called "the most powerful woman in America" during her quarter of a century as a Supreme Court justice.

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Florida drag shows win temporary victory in Supreme Court

Thursday, November 16, 2023

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed the law to ban "children" from "adult live performances" that feature sexual conduct. While the law doesn't refer to drag shows, it is widely seen as aimed at them.

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The Supreme Court is now adopting a code of ethics for justices

Monday, November 13, 2023

The U.S. Supreme Court is adopting a code of ethics for its justices — a first — amid mounting criticism of gifts and trips from wealthy benefactors to certain justices.

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The Supreme Court adopts first-ever code of ethics

Monday, November 13, 2023

The U.S. Supreme Court is adopting a code of ethics for its justices amid mounting criticism of gifts and trips from wealthy benefactors to certain justices.

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High court seems likely to uphold law banning guns for accused domestic abusers

Tuesday, November 07, 2023

If so, the decision would be a small retreat from the Supreme Court's sweeping decision on gun rights last year.

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Supreme Court to decide if gun bans for domestic abusers are constitutional

Tuesday, November 07, 2023

If the federal law falls, so would similar laws in most states, and other important gun laws.

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The Supreme Court will hear a case on protecting domestic violence victims from guns

Saturday, November 04, 2023

Kate Ranta is one of those who filed a brief at the Supreme Court in support of gun restrictions in a case that will be heard next week. She was almost killed by her husband several years ago.

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A man wants to trademark 'Trump too small.' The case has made it to the Supreme Court

Wednesday, November 01, 2023

At the Supreme Court Wednesday, a case asks whether a California lawyer can own a federal trademark covering the phrase "Trump Too Small."

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Supreme Court seems ready to deny trademark for 'Trump Too Small' T-shirts

Wednesday, November 01, 2023

The case dates back to a presidential primary debate to 2016 and Sen. Marco Rubio's mocking of candidate Donald Trump as having "small hands."

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At the Supreme Court, 'First Amendment interests all over the place'

Tuesday, October 31, 2023

At issue were cases that test the ability of public officials to block critics from their "personal" social medial pages, a practice that Donald Trump often engaged in when he was president.

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The Supreme Court on the fate of the block button for public officials

Tuesday, October 31, 2023

The U.S. Supreme Court heard arguments in a pair of important cases that test the ability of public officials to block critics from their personal social media pages.

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Can public officials block you on social media? It's up to the Supreme Court

Tuesday, October 31, 2023

The cases — from Michigan and California — echo issues raised in a now-defunct suit against then-President Donald Trump for blocking his critics on Twitter.

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New Clarence Thomas ethics questions about forgiveness on luxury RV loan

Wednesday, October 25, 2023

In August, The New York Times reported that Anthony Welters, a wealthy friend of Thomas's, loaned him $267,000 to buy the RV.

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Supreme Court to hear court ban on government contact with social media companies

Friday, October 20, 2023

The case has profound implications for almost every aspect of American life, especially at a time when there are great national security concerns about false information online.

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