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Tuesday, October 13, 2015
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Nina Totenberg : NPR legal correspondent
Three years ago, the court struck down mandatory life sentences in cases involving juvenile defendants. Should that ruling be applied retroactively to those sentenced to life long ago?
Tuesday, October 13, 2015
By
Nina Totenberg : NPR legal correspondent
The U.S. Supreme Court hears arguments Tuesday in a case that could determine the fate of more than 2,000 convicted juvenile murderers.
In 2012, the high court struck down as unconstitutional state laws that mandated an automatic sentence of life without any possibility of parole in these cases. The question ...
Tuesday, October 13, 2015
By
Nina Totenberg : NPR legal correspondent
In 2012 the U.S. Supreme Court limited life sentences without parole for juveniles who commit murder. On Tuesday the panel will hear arguments on whether the ruling should apply retroactively.
Friday, October 09, 2015
Supreme Court justices refuse to allow filming in the court during oral arguments and on decision days. We consider the arguments for and against -- and the justices sing a song.
Friday, October 09, 2015
With the expertise of seasoned SCOTUS reporters, we've put together a handy guide for the discerning news consumer to make sense of the court, its decisions, and its coverage.
Wednesday, October 07, 2015
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Nina Totenberg : NPR legal correspondent
The Supreme Court heard its first death penalty case of the new term Wednesday. There seems to be a certain detente on the court but more death cases loom on the horizon.
Tuesday, October 06, 2015
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Nina Totenberg : NPR legal correspondent
Rich lobbyists, lawyers and contractors will no longer be able to pay someone to hold a place in line to get a much-in-demand seat at a Supreme Court argument or a congressional hearing.
Monday, October 05, 2015
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Nina Totenberg : NPR legal correspondent
The Supreme Court returned for its new year Monday with its traditional first Monday ceremony and a new docket of high profile controversies to address.
Monday, October 05, 2015
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Nina Totenberg : NPR legal correspondent
The Supreme Court returns Monday for its new session, with cases pending that could limit access to abortion, restrict unionizing among public employees and alter voter participation.
Monday, September 14, 2015
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Nina Totenberg : NPR legal correspondent
In his new book, Stephen Breyer details cases involving the interdependence of law in the U.S. and other countries. No branch of government can avoid dealing with global issues any more, he said.
Tuesday, September 01, 2015
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Nina Totenberg : NPR legal correspondent
A new book explains that the women were not personal friends, but they were strong allies on the Supreme Court bench, especially in the legal fight for women's equality.
Thursday, August 06, 2015
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Nina Totenberg : NPR legal correspondent
A Stradivarius violin, which was stolen and hidden for 35 years, has now been found. It belonged to the late virtuoso Roman Totenberg — the father of NPR's Nina Totenberg. Nina tells the story.
Thursday, August 06, 2015
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Nina Totenberg : NPR legal correspondent
For decades, virtuoso violinist Roman Totenberg played his prized Stradivarius around the world. Then one day in 1980 it was snatched. Gone. But in June, the FBI called his daughter with news.
Sunday, July 12, 2015
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Nina Totenberg : NPR legal correspondent /
Ted Robbins
This summer, NPR is getting crafty in the kitchen. As part of Weekend Edition's Do Try This At Home series, chefs are sharing their cleverest hacks and tips — taking expensive, exhausting or intimidating recipes and tweaking them to work in any home kitchen.
This week: A stress-free way ...
Friday, July 10, 2015
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Nina Totenberg : NPR legal correspondent
The opera Scalia/Ginsburg debuts this weekend at the Castleton Festival in Virginia. The story originally aired on July 10, 2013 on All Things Considered.
Friday, July 10, 2015
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Nina Totenberg : NPR legal correspondent
Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg on Thursday provided an unusual peek behind the scenes at how the court did its work this term.
It's true, she said, that the liberal justices tried to be disciplined about having their majority opinions, and even their dissents, speak with one voice in ...
Monday, July 06, 2015
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Nina Totenberg : NPR legal correspondent
The latest session made history on several fronts, and accepted cases for next year that will likely make still more. This year the liberals won a lot — but that doesn't mean they will in the future.
Tuesday, June 30, 2015
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Nina Totenberg : NPR legal correspondent
The court wrapped up on Monday, supporting the use of a controversial drug for executions by lethal injection. The justices also set up cases to be heard next term on affirmative action and abortion.
Monday, June 29, 2015
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Nina Totenberg : NPR legal correspondent
The Supreme Court allowed the use of a controversial drug for lethal injection. Justice Sonia Sotomayor's dissent called the requirement of proof of a more humane method "patently absurd."
Saturday, June 27, 2015
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Nina Totenberg : NPR legal correspondent
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