Nina Totenberg

NPR legal correspondent

Nina Totenberg appears in the following:

Supreme Court Upholds Controversial Ohio Voter-Purge Law

Monday, June 11, 2018

The Supreme Court upheld the most aggressive voter-purge law in the country. If a voter doesn't respond to mailings or hasn't voted in two consecutive elections, they are kicked off the rolls.

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The Quiet Rage Of Mazie Hirono

Thursday, June 07, 2018

The Hawaii senator is the chamber's only immigrant. The Democrat, who asks every nominee whether they've ever been accused of sexual misconduct, has a passion belied by her cool affect.

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2 Big Decisions From The Supreme Court

Monday, June 04, 2018

The Justices threw out a lower court order allowing an undocumented immigrant in U.S. custody to get an abortion. And they ruled in favor of baker who refused to make a wedding cake for a gay couple.

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In Narrow Opinion, Supreme Court Rules For Baker In Gay-Rights Case

Monday, June 04, 2018

The Supreme Court on Monday ruled that a local baker in Colorado was within his rights to refuse to bake a cake for a same-sex couple's wedding, but it did not go beyond this case.

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Supreme Court Declines To Hear Challenge To Arkansas Abortion Law

Tuesday, May 29, 2018

The Supreme Court declined to take up an appeal to a restrictive abortion law in Arkansas that would effectively ban abortions by medication. But this is hardly the end of the line for this case.

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Supreme Court Leaves In Place Law That Effectively Bans Abortion By Pill — For Now

Tuesday, May 29, 2018

Clinics in Arkansas began canceling medical abortions Tuesday. The law, which heavily restricts abortion by medication, is threatening two of the state's three facilities that perform abortions.

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In Win For Privacy Rights, Court Says Police Need Warrant To Search Area Around Home

Tuesday, May 29, 2018

The Supreme Court reversed a conviction that came after an officer looked at a motorcycle under a tarp outside a private residence — without a warrant.

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Supreme Court Breaks Ground With Workers' Rights Ruling

Tuesday, May 22, 2018

In a 5-4 decision, the court ruled employees can no longer sue companies with class-action suits. The court's liberal minority warned that could lead to state and federal statutes that go unfollowed.

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Supreme Court Decision Delivers Blow To Workers' Rights

Monday, May 21, 2018

The high court ruled for the first time that workers may not band together to challenge violations of federal labor laws.

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The War Over Confirming Federal Judges Is Heating Up — Again

Sunday, May 20, 2018

Republican leaders, worried about possibly losing control of the Senate in the November elections, are racing against the clock to push through as many judicial nominations as they can.

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Democrats Unlikely To Stop Any Trump Judicial Nominees

Friday, May 18, 2018

Democrats may hold 49 votes in the Senate but for all practical purposes, they have been completely disarmed when it comes to opposing President Trump's judicial nominees.

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High Court Strikes Down Law That Made Sports Gambling Illegal

Tuesday, May 15, 2018

The Supreme Court has ruled that a 25-year-old law that had barred most states from legalizing sports betting is unconstitutional — opening the door to legalized sports gambling across the country.

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Supreme Court Upholds Individual Rights In 2 Key Criminal Justice Cases

Monday, May 14, 2018

The court decided only the accused have a right to profess guilt or innocence, not a lawyer. And in the age of Zipcar, you still maintain a right to privacy even if you aren't on a rental agreement.

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Sports Betting Ruling Could Have Consequences, Especially For College Athletes

Monday, May 14, 2018

"Congress can regulate sports gambling directly," the court wrote in a decision released Monday, "but if it elects not to do so, each state is free to act on its own."

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Supreme Court Appears Ready To Side With Trump Administration On Travel Ban

Wednesday, April 25, 2018

The Supreme Court heard oral arguments Wednesday in a case considering the legality of the Trump administration's travel ban. The justices appear ready to side with the administration.

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In Intense Arguments, Supreme Court Appears Ready To Side With Trump On Travel Ban

Wednesday, April 25, 2018

The court's conservatives were clearly leaning in the government's favor Wednesday in the long-anticipated travel ban case. It would be a big win for one of the pillars of the president's politics.

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Supreme Court Holds Foreign Corporations Cannot Be Held Liable For Terrorism Claims

Tuesday, April 24, 2018

In a 5-4 decision, the court's conservatives effectively ended all human rights lawsuits against overseas corporations tied to terrorism and the United States.

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Why Dozens Of National Security Experts Have Come Out Against Trump's Travel Ban

Tuesday, April 24, 2018

The Supreme Court hears arguments on the ban Wednesday, and a bipartisan group of former national security officials from the Reagan to Obama administrations are urging the court to strike it down.

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Justices May Not Disturb Status Quo When It Comes To Sales Tax For Online Purchases

Tuesday, April 17, 2018

The last time the Supreme Court considered whether businesses had to collect sales taxes for out-of-state purchases, the court ruled that they did not have to do so. But that was before the Internet. On Tuesday, the court considered the question again.

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Trump Tweets On Supreme Court Immigration Decision

Tuesday, April 17, 2018

The court declared as unconstitutionally vague a clause in the Immigration and Naturalization Act that mandated the deportation of immigrants convicted of some crimes.

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