Nina Totenberg

Kennedy, a moderate and a champion for gay rights, is retiring. President Trump will likely replace him with a staunch conservative, which would fundamentally shift the culture of the court.

Justice Kennedy is a moderate and a champion for the gay-rights movement. President Trump will likely replace him with a staunch conservative, which would fundamentally shift the culture of the court.

The Supreme Court on Wednesday ruled that public sector unions are no longer allowed to compel workers to pay dues. This represents a blow to organized labor.

The Supreme Court ruled 5-4 that states may not force public employees to pay agency fees to unions of which they are not a member.

The Supreme Court upheld the Trump travel ban in a decision that granted the president broad power on matters involving immigration and national security.

The Supreme Court on Tuesday upheld the Trump administration's travel ban. It also struck down California rules that forced crisis pregnancy centers to disclose their anti-abortion rights policies.

In a case that pitted the right to know against the right of free speech, the court ruled 5-4 that a California law aimed at "truth in advertising" likely violates the First Amendment.

By a 5-4 vote, the court reversed a series of lower court decisions and said a rule banning nearly all travelers from five mainly Muslim countries was within the president's authority.

The majority argued that courts can't assume district lines are unfair just because past ones were. Critics see the decision to uphold a "racially discriminatory" plan as an erosion of voting rights.

The Supreme Court again weighed in on gerrymandering Monday, this time ruling that Texas' political map passes muster, except for one legislative district that was ruled unconstitutional.

In a ruling seen as a major victory for privacy rights in the digital age, the Supreme Court this morning has ruled that police need a search warrant to track people through cell-phone tower searches.

The sharply divided justices ruled that police need a search warrant to obtain cellphone location data.

NPR Legal Affairs Correspondent Nina Totenberg discusses what the Supreme Court's ruling on online shopping means for sellers and state revenues.

States will reap billions after a major ruling that says states may now impose sales taxes on Internet retailers, even ones out of state and with no physical presence in the state.

The Supreme Court declined to weigh in on the constitutionality of partisan gerrymandering, but it sent the cases back down to lower courts for challengers to make new arguments.

NPR's Legal Affairs Correspondent Nina Totenberg discusses the implications of Monday's Supreme Court decision on partisan gerrymandering in Wisconsin and Maryland.

The court on Monday, in twin partisan gerrymandering cases from Wisconsin and Maryland, said either that challengers didn't have standing or didn't weigh in on the merits of the case.

The high court on Thursday struck down Minnesota's broad ban on "political" apparel inside polling places. But justices said similar, more narrowly written laws in other states are likely fine.

On Wednesday, the Legislative and Judicial branches of the federal government clashed over who should direct how one body deals with sexual harassment complaints.