Nina Totenberg

NPR legal correspondent

Nina Totenberg appears in the following:

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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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."

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The Election And A Fresh Obamacare Challenge Loom Over New Supreme Court Term

Monday, October 05, 2020

The new term, which begins Monday, will see eight justices, not the usual nine. And because of COVID-19, once again the justices will gather by telephone hookup to hear the arguments.

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What Barrett Would Recuse Herself From: Takeaways From Senate Questionnaire

Wednesday, September 30, 2020

President Trump's nominee to the Supreme Court was contacted about the job a day after the death of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, according to paperwork required for the confirmation process.

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Amy Coney Barrett: A Dream For The Right, Nightmare For The Left

Monday, September 28, 2020

The mother of seven, beloved in her community and by Notre Dame students, is a sparkling intellect who is likely more conservative than the man she clerked for and revered, Justice Antonin Scalia.

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Looking Ahead: Confirmation Process Of Trump Supreme Court Nominee

Saturday, September 26, 2020

President Trump has formally announced his nomination of federal judge Amy Coney Barrett to the United States Supreme Court.

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Trump May Announce Amy Coney Barrett As His Nominee To Supreme Court, Source Tells

Friday, September 25, 2020

A source told NPR Republicans are expecting President Trump to announce he is nominating Judge Amy Coney Barrett to fill the Supreme Court vacancy left by the death of Ruth Bader Ginsburg.

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