Nina Totenberg

NPR legal correspondent

Nina Totenberg appears in the following:

Mississippi Is Trying To Get The Supreme Court To Reverse Roe

Friday, July 23, 2021

Abortion-rights defenders promptly seized on the state's brief, noting that until now Mississippi had portrayed its appeal as far more limited.

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The Supreme Court's Term Appeared To Be Cautious. The Numbers Tell A Different Story

Friday, July 09, 2021

According to statistics compiled through NPR number crunching and the SCOTUSblog Stat Pack, the justices swerved to the right, even by the standards of the traditionally conservative Roberts court.

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Here Are 5 Takeaways From the Supreme Court Term

Monday, July 05, 2021

The court's term ranged from compromise to confrontation, with the conservative supermajority holding back until almost the end of the term.

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Supreme Court Upholds Arizona Voting Restrictions, Dealing Blow To Voting Rights

Friday, July 02, 2021

By a vote of 6-to-3 on Thursday the Supreme Court's conservative majority made it far more difficult to challenge voting restrictions throughout the country.

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What The Supreme Court's Arizona Decision Means For The Voting Rights Act

Thursday, July 01, 2021

The U.S. Supreme Court largely gutted what remains of the landmark Voting Rights Act, once hailed as one of the most effective civil rights legislation in U.S. history.

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The Supreme Court Throws Out A State Law Requiring Nonprofits To Name Rich Donors

Thursday, July 01, 2021

By a 6-3 vote, the court ruled that California unconstitutionally applied its law requiring nonprofits to file a list of their large donors with the state.

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The Supreme Court Deals A New Blow To Voting Rights, Upholding Arizona Restrictions

Thursday, July 01, 2021

The justices, in a 6-3 opinion, narrowed the only major section of the landmark Voting Rights Act that remains in effect.

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The Supreme Court Leaves The CDC's Moratorium On Evictions In Place

Tuesday, June 29, 2021

By a 5-4 vote, the court left in place the nationwide moratorium on evictions put in place by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The moratorium is set to expire on July 31.

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Supreme Court Revives An Excessive Force Case; Thomas Rails Against Marijuana Laws

Monday, June 28, 2021

The case involved the death of a prisoner held for 15 minutes in a face-down prone position. Separately, the court declined to take up a case brought by a marijuana dispensary.

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The Supreme Court Leaves A Transgender Student's Legal Victory Intact

Monday, June 28, 2021

The court left in place a lower court decision declaring that local school boards may not require transgender high school students to use bathrooms that correspond to their sex listed at birth.

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The Supreme Court Limits Lawsuits By Those Wrongly Flagged As Terrorists

Friday, June 25, 2021

In a 5-4 ruling, the justices sided with the TransUnion credit reporting company, ruling that thousands of consumers whose names were improperly flagged cannot sue the company for damages.

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Supreme Court Justices Hand Farmworkers Union A Loss

Thursday, June 24, 2021

At issue was a California law allowing union organizers to enter farms to speak to workers during nonworking hours for a set number of days each year.

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Former High School Cheerleader's Online F-Bombs Are Deemed Protected Speech

Wednesday, June 23, 2021

The U.S. Supreme Court sided with students on Wednesday, ruling that a former cheerleader's online F-bombs about her school is protected speech under the First Amendment.

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Supreme Court Hands Farmworkers Union A Major Loss

Wednesday, June 23, 2021

At issue in the case was a California law that allows union organizers to enter farms to speak to workers during nonworking hours for a set a number of days each year.

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Supreme Court Grants A Reprieve To Agency That Runs Fannie And Freddie

Wednesday, June 23, 2021

But the court agreed that the Federal Housing Finance Agency has a design flaw that violates the Constitution: The president must be able to remove the agency's director without cause.

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Supreme Court Rules Cheerleader's F-Bombs Are Protected By The 1st Amendment

Wednesday, June 23, 2021

The case involved a teenage cheerleader who dropped F-bombs on Snapchat. At issue was whether schools may punish students for speech that occurs online and off campus but that may be disruptive.

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Supreme Court Restricts Police Powers To Enter A Home Without A Warrant

Wednesday, June 23, 2021

The court has long held that police may do this when pursuing a fleeing felon. The question in this case was whether they can do the same thing when pursuing someone suspected of a minor offense.

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Supreme Court Ruling Could Reshape The Face Of College Athletics

Monday, June 21, 2021

Faced with the prospect of reshaping college athletics, the U.S. Supreme Court issued potentially transformative ruling Monday in a case that pitted college athletes against the NCAA.

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The Supreme Court Sides With NCAA Athletes In A Narrow Ruling

Monday, June 21, 2021

The court ruled that NCAA rules are not reasonably necessary to distinguish between college and professional sports. Still, the ruling could be potentially transformative.

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Supreme Court Rules Catholic Group Doesn't Have To Consider LGBTQ Foster Parents

Thursday, June 17, 2021

The decision marks a triumph for a new brand of conservatism on the court, which is putting the Constitution's guarantee to the free exercise of religion at the highest level of protection.

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