Nina Totenberg appears in the following:
First Amendment Groups Press Supreme Court For Access To Surveillance Court Opinions
Monday, April 19, 2021
Their filing is the culmination of more than a decade of litigation. The justices must now decide whether to grant review in the case.
Democrats Unveil Long-Shot Plan To Expand Size Of Supreme Court From 9 To 13
Thursday, April 15, 2021
Republicans were scathing in their response to the measure, but the bill has a grim future even without their opposition. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said she has no plans to bring it to the floor.
Supreme Court Rules For Worshippers And Against California COVID Restrictions
Saturday, April 10, 2021
The court's unsigned order came on a 5-4 vote, preventing the state from enforcing a rule that limits at-home gatherings to no more than three households.
Biden Sets Up Commission To Study Supreme Court Reform
Friday, April 09, 2021
Friday's announcement comes amid a debate over the composition of the nine-member court that now has a 6-3 conservative majority.
Supreme Court Hands Google A Win Over Oracle In Multibillion-Dollar Case
Monday, April 05, 2021
By a 6-to-2 vote, the justices said Google's use of Oracle code did not infringe copyright laws.
Supreme Court Weighs Whether NCAA Is Illegally 'Fixing' Athlete Compensation
Wednesday, March 31, 2021
Players contend the NCAA is operating a classic conspiracy to fix prices in the labor market. The NCAA maintains that expanding benefits would threaten "amateurism."
SCOTUS Heard Arguments Today On Legality Of Unpaid NCAA Student-Athletes
Wednesday, March 31, 2021
The U.S. Supreme Court heard arguments in a case testing whether the NCAA's limits on compensation for student athletes violate the nation's antitrust laws.
Take To The Court: Justices Will Hear Case On Student Athlete Compensation
Wednesday, March 31, 2021
The case tests whether the NCAA's limits on compensation for student athletes violate antitrust law. Its outcome could have enormous consequences for college sports.
Biden's D.C. Appeals Court Nominee Viewed As Potential Supreme Court Justice
Tuesday, March 30, 2021
The president nominated Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson to take the place of Merrick Garland, who resigned when he was confirmed as U.S. attorney general.
Biden Makes 1st Judicial Nominations, Including A Supreme Court Contender
Tuesday, March 30, 2021
With the lesson of former President Barack Obama's difficulty in filling vacancies "imprinted on his brain," his staff says, the president sees filling judicial seats as a top priority.
Supreme Court Dips Gingerly Into Roiling Police Misconduct Waters
Thursday, March 25, 2021
Justices ruled 5-3 that when officers fired 13 shots at a fleeing suspect, their actions were a seizure under the Constitution, entitling the suspect to sue for damages.
Supreme Court Mulls Whether Police Can Enter Home Without Warrant To Save A Life
Wednesday, March 24, 2021
At issue in the case was whether police may enter a person's home in order to safeguard the homeowner from potential harm.
SCOTUS Heard Arguments On Whether Police Can Seize Guns Without A Warrant
Wednesday, March 24, 2021
The U.S. Supreme Court heard arguments in a case testing whether police may enter a person's home and seize guns without a warrant in order to safeguard the homeowner from potential harm.
SCOTUS Heard Arguments In Clash Between Large Agriculture Growers And Their Workers
Monday, March 22, 2021
The Supreme Court heard arguments in a case between California's agricultural growers and the farmworkers union over an old law limiting union organizers' access to farms to get workers' support.
Supreme Court To Hear Appeal Of Boston Marathon Bomber's Vacated Death Sentences
Monday, March 22, 2021
An appeals court ruled last summer that the original trial judge did not secure an impartial jury for Dzhokhar Tsarnaev. The U.S. has asked the Supreme Court to review the decision.
High-Stakes Supreme Court Clash Between Growers, Farmworkers Could Blow Up Other Laws
Monday, March 22, 2021
At issue is a 1975 California law that allows union organizers limited access to farms so they can seek support from workers in forming a union.
Roberts Accuses Supreme Court Justices Of 'Turning Judges Into Advice Columnists'
Monday, March 08, 2021
In an 8-1 vote, the Supreme Court ruled in favor of two former students blocked from expressing religious opinions on campus. But Roberts protested keeping the case alive after the college caved.
Supreme Court Makes It Harder For Undocumented Immigrants To Fight Deportation
Thursday, March 04, 2021
The court's 5-to-3 ruling came in the case of a man who had lived in the U.S. for 25 years but who had used a fake Social Security card to get a job as a janitor.
Supreme Court Seems Ready To Uphold Restrictive Voting Laws
Tuesday, March 02, 2021
The court heard arguments in a case that could allow state legislatures to make it more difficult for some to vote. The arguments centered on a key portion of the Voting Rights Act.
Arizona Republicans Fight Before SCOTUS For 2 Voting Laws That Would Inhibit Voting
Tuesday, March 02, 2021
The U.S. Supreme Court heard arguments Tuesday in a voting rights case that could allow state legislatures to make it more difficult for some to vote. At issue are two Arizona laws.