Nina Totenberg

One year after his contentious confirmation battle, protesters outside Justice Brett Kavanaugh's speech played Christine Blasey Ford's testimony on a large video screen.

At issue is the Obama-era Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, which granted temporary protection from deportation to roughly 700,000 young people.

The Supreme Court heard arguments over the constitutionality of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program. At issue is the fate of some 700,000 young immigrants, often called DREAMers.

The Trump administration is asking the court to invalidate the program that temporarily protects from deportation some 700,000 DREAMers who were brought to the country illegally as children.

Mitchell Santos Toledo was brought to the U.S. when he was 2. "This is our home," he says.

Mitchell Santos Toledo was brought to the U.S. from Mexico when he was 2 years old. He's one of the 700,000 DREAMers whose case will be heard Tuesday before the U.S. Supreme Court.

The Supreme Court heard arguments that could limit the scope of the Clean Water Act. At issue is whether a Maui wastewater plant needs a federal permit because effluents end up in the ocean.

The U.S. Supreme Court heard arguments Monday in a case testing whether a police officer may make a traffic stop on the assumption that the driver of a car is also the owner.

There are a half dozen cases involving Trump subpoenas making their way up to the Supreme Court. But one before the 2nd Circuit is headed to the court like a rocket ship.

The Supreme Court is considering a case involving one of the D.C. snipers, Lee Boyd Malvo. At issue is whether a previous court ruling can be applied retroactively.

A federal appeals court in Washington ruled that the president's financial records must be turned over to the House Oversight Committee.

At issue is whether Title VII of the 1964 Civil Rights Act, which bars sex discrimination, covers gay and transgender workers.

The Supreme Court heard arguments on Tuesday over whether employers can fire workers for being gay or transgender. At issue is whether Title VII of the Civil Rights Act covers these individuals.

The high court heard cases testing whether employers are free to fire employees because they are gay or transgender.

Monday marks the first day of the new Supreme Court term. The justices heard arguments in a case that examines whether Kansas' lack of an insanity defense is unconstitutional.

Separation of church and state, immigration and questions about impeachment could be on the table this term, which starts Monday and will almost surely be a march to the right on flashpoint issues.

At issue is a Louisiana law that mirrors a Texas law the court struck down. What's different, however, is that Justice Anthony Kennedy, who cast the decisive fifth vote in the 2016 case, has retired.

A new sexual misconduct allegation against Justice Brett Kavanugh raises questions about why the Supreme Court doesn't have a code of conduct. Ari Shapiro talks to NPR's Nina Totenberg.

Journalist Cokie Roberts died on Tuesday. Fellow NPR "Founding Mother" Nina Totenberg says Roberts was an "always polite political reporter, willing to ask the impolitic question if necessary."

The 86-year-old justice just wrapped up weeks of treatment after a new cancerous tumor was found on her pancreas. Doctors say there's no evidence of cancer elsewhere.