Nina Totenberg

NPR legal correspondent

Nina Totenberg appears in the following:

President Trump Pardons 'Scooter' Libby, Former Cheney Chief Of Staff

Friday, April 13, 2018

Libby was convicted of perjury and obstruction of justice in 2007 in connection with the leaking of a CIA officer's identity.

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During Her Confirmation Hearing To Be A Federal Judge, Wendy Vitter Faces Tough Questions

Wednesday, April 11, 2018

On Wednesday, federal judicial nominee Wendy Vitter attempted to walk back controversial comments she previously made about abortion and birth control.

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Judicial Nominee Wendy Vitter Gets Tough Questions On Birth Control And Abortion

Wednesday, April 11, 2018

At her confirmation hearing on Wednesday, Vitter was grilled by Democratic senators about her failure to disclose public statements of controversial anti-abortion views.

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Police Shootings Stir Outrage Among Some, But Not The Supreme Court

Tuesday, April 03, 2018

The Supreme Court sided with police on Monday when it tossed out a lawsuit against a policeman after he shot a woman in her own front yard.

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Frustration Seems To Reign As Justices Hear Case Challenging Extreme Gerrymandering

Wednesday, March 28, 2018

The Supreme Court justices seemed frustrated by the problem of partisan gerrymandering in arguments Wednesday — and what to do about it.

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Frustrated Supreme Court Looks For A Solution To Partisan Gerrymandering

Wednesday, March 28, 2018

Justices heard a case involving redistricting for the second time this term. This time, it was Democrats' turn to defend their plan.

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A Needle In A Legal Haystack Could Sink A Major Supreme Court Privacy Case

Wednesday, March 28, 2018

A Supreme Court case undone? The CLOUD Act, recently passed in the omnibus spending bill, is likely to moot one of the term's blockbuster cases.

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Unlike Much Of The Rest Of Washington, The Supreme Court Is No Snowflake

Thursday, March 22, 2018

While the snow accumulated outside, the Supreme Court was in session Wednesday. Historically, the justices are no flakes when it comes to snow.

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Is Hiding Income And Destroying Records Obstruction? Maybe Not

Wednesday, March 21, 2018

Justices issued a potentially far-reaching decision Wednesday making it harder for the federal government to prosecute obstruction of IRS enforcement of the tax code.

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Justices Skeptical About California Law Being Challenged By Anti-Abortion Clinics

Tuesday, March 20, 2018

Supreme Court justices on both sides of the ideological spectrum expressed skepticism about California's "truth-in-advertising" law requiring anti-abortion clinics to more fully disclose what they are.

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Justices Appear Skeptical Of Calif. Law Challenged By Anti-Abortion Centers

Tuesday, March 20, 2018

The high court heard arguments on whether anti-abortion pregnancy centers, which can often appear to be abortion clinics, have to disclose more fully what they are, as required by California law.

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Supreme Court Examines Strict Laws For Inside Polling Places

Wednesday, February 28, 2018

Polling places are politics-free zones. Could that change with a Supreme Court case out of Minnesota? The Supreme Court heard arguments in a key case Wednesday.

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Should Polling Places Remain Politics-Free? Justices Incredulous At Both Sides

Wednesday, February 28, 2018

Polling places are a politics-free zone. Could that change with a Supreme Court case out of Minnesota? The court is hearing arguments in a key case on this Wednesday.

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Court Seems Unconvinced Of Microsoft's Argument To Shield Email Data Stored Overseas

Tuesday, February 27, 2018

The Supreme Court will decide whether a U.S. warrant can compel Microsoft to turn over a user's emails stored in Ireland. It also seems to want Congress to fix the dilemma.

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The Curious Case Of A Florida Man Who Called Politicians Corrupt, Got Thrown In Jail

Tuesday, February 27, 2018

Fane Lozman's second trip to the U.S. Supreme Court could have far-reaching implications for freedom of speech.

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Supreme Court Hears Fiery Arguments In Case That Could Gut Public Sector Unions

Monday, February 26, 2018

Conservative justices could overrule a 40-year-old decision allowing states to compel union fee payments. But all eyes are on Justice Neil Gorsuch, who was uncharacteristically silent in court Monday.

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Supreme Court Decision Could Further Undermine Shrinking Union Movement

Monday, February 26, 2018

The Supreme Court hears arguments on Monday in Janus v. AFSCME. The outcome could reverse a 40-year-old decision and put public sector unions at risk of losing membership dues.

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Pennsylvania Has 10 Days To Redraw Congressional Maps

Monday, February 05, 2018

On Monday, the United States Supreme Court declared it will not get in the way of the Pennsylvania Supreme Court order that will require the state legislature to redraw its congressional map by Feb. 15.

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Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg Reflects On The #MeToo Movement: 'It's About Time'

Monday, January 22, 2018

Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg sat down with NPR's Nina Totenberg at the Sundance Film Festival on Sunday where she discussed her thoughts on the #MeToo movement.

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In Supreme Court, Skepticism Of Lawyer Who Overrode Client's Wish To Plead Not Guilty

Wednesday, January 17, 2018

The Supreme Court heard arguments in a case in which the defendant's lawyer told the jury he was guilty over the defendant's explicit objection.

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