Nina Totenberg

NPR legal correspondent

Nina Totenberg appears in the following:

In Same-Sex Marriage Decision, Supreme Court Bitterly Divided

Saturday, June 27, 2015

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Supreme Court Changes Face Of Marriage In Historic Ruling

Friday, June 26, 2015

The court ruled in a 5-4 decision that same-sex marriage is legal in all 50 states, setting off celebrations nationwide. Opponents — and justices' incensed dissents — suggest the fight isn't over.

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Supreme Court's Same-Sex Marriage Ruling: A Reaction

Friday, June 26, 2015

Same-sex marriage is now legal nationwide in the U.S. For a look at what lay behind the Supreme Court's decision, and its ramifications, David Greene speaks with NPR's Mara Liasson and Nina Totenberg.

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Supreme Court Vindicates President; Upholds Obamacare Subsidies

Friday, June 26, 2015

The high court preserved a key provision in Obama's signature health care law. Chief Justice John Roberts' written opinion seems to shut the door on further legal challenges to the law.

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Supreme Court Thwarts Efforts To Put Obamacare On Life Support

Thursday, June 25, 2015

Thursday's court ruling upheld subsidies nationwide under the Affordable Care Act. And unlike the court's previous Obamacare ruling, the majority was unified and the tone was broad.

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Breaking Down The Supreme Court Ruling On Obamacare Subsidies

Thursday, June 25, 2015

On Thursday, the Supreme Court upheld the nationwide availability of tax subsidies under the Affordable Care Act. For details on the ruling, Renee Montagne speaks with Nina Totenberg and Mara Liasson.

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This California Raisin Grower Just Got His Day In The Sun

Monday, June 22, 2015

The Supreme Court on Monday ruled in favor of a group of California raisin growers who objected to being forced to participate in a crop set-aside program.

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Justices: Governments Get More Say On License Plates, Less On Road Signs

Friday, June 19, 2015

The Supreme Court has made it much more difficult for governments at every level to regulate signs. And in a separate decision, the court gave states free rein over what may be put on license plates.

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Justices Give Officials More Say On Cars' Plates, Less On Roadside Signs

Thursday, June 18, 2015

Justices on Thursday upheld the right of Texas to ban the Confederate battle flag from official license plates, but struck down the regulations an Arizona town imposed on churches' road signs.

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High Court Sides With Government On Spousal Visa Denial

Monday, June 15, 2015

The justices divided 5-to-4, concluding that a consular officer's citation of unspecified "terrorist activities" was enough to justify barring a spouse without further explanation.

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U.S. Appeals Court Upholds Texas Abortion Restrictions

Tuesday, June 09, 2015

A U.S. appeals court upheld sweeping abortion restrictions in Texas on Tuesday, putting many of the state's clinics at risk of closure.

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High Court Sides With White House On Jerusalem Passport Dispute

Tuesday, June 09, 2015

Supporters of Israel were critical of Monday's Supreme Court ruling that struck down a law allowing U.S. citizens to list Israel as their birthplace if they were born in Jerusalem.

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Court Sides With President Over Congress In 'Jerusalem' Passport Dispute

Monday, June 08, 2015

In a 6-3 decision, the high court sided with the White House over Congress on the thorny foreign policy issue.

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Supreme Court Strikes Down Jerusalem Passport Law

Monday, June 08, 2015

The Supreme Court has struck down a law that allowed American citizens born in Jerusalem to list Israel as their country of birth on passports or other documents.

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Religious Groups, Businesses Review Supreme Court's Headscarf Ruling

Tuesday, June 02, 2015

The U.S. Supreme Court ruled that retailer Abercrombie & Fitch violated the nation's ban on religious discrimination when it refused to hire a Muslim teenager who wore a headscarf known as a hijab.

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Threatened Online? Supreme Court Says Prosecutors Must Prove Intent

Monday, June 01, 2015

The U.S. Supreme Court made it harder Monday to prosecute people for making threats on social media.

The case was brought by Anthony Elonis, who was sentenced to 3 1/2 years in prison for threatening his estranged wife and an FBI agent.

After his wife got a court order barring ...

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Justices: Retailer Can't Refuse To Hire Someone Because She Wears Hijab

Monday, June 01, 2015

Samantha Elauf wore a headscarf to a job interview at an Abercrombie & Fitch store and was denied a position because of it. On Monday, the Supreme Court ruled that that was clearly wrong.

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Ruling: Judicial Candidates Can't Personally Solicit Campaign Funds

Thursday, April 30, 2015

The Supreme Court upheld a Florida ban on elected judicial candidates personally soliciting campaign contributions. Chief Justice John Roberts sided with the court's four liberal justices.

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It's Sotomayor V. Roberts In Supreme Court Death Penalty Drama

Wednesday, April 29, 2015

Justice Sonia Sotomayor and lawyers arguing in favor of Oklahoma's lethal-injection cocktail got into a clash so pronounced that Chief Justice John Roberts chastised Sotomayor for talking too much.

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High Court Hears Challenge To 4 States' Gay-Marriage Ban

Wednesday, April 29, 2015

On Tuesday, the justices of the U.S. Supreme Court sparred, skewered and probed the legal arguments on gay marriage. But at the end of a tumultuous day, there still was no certainty about the outcome.

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