Nina Totenberg
Stories
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Supreme Court term will tackle executive power, executive power and executive power
The term promises to be hugely consequential and focused in large part on how much power the Constitution gives to the president.
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'The cases swung, not me': Ex-Justice Kennedy reflects on a changing Supreme Court
In an interview with NPR to be aired in October, Kennedy said he is "very worried" about America today.
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Supreme Court allows Trump to fire -- for now -- remaining Democrat on FTC
At issue is whether the president has the authority to dismiss the heads of those agencies that are protected by Congress.
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Supreme Court agrees to hear challenge to some of Trump's sweeping tariffs
The tariffs have become a flashpoint, with two lower courts declaring them illegal, and the president asking the Supreme Court for reversal as soon as possible.
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Supreme Court okays ICE raids in LA and the firing of an FTC member
The Supreme Court allowed the Trump administration to resume immigration raids in Los Angeles. Chief Justice John Roberts also temporarily barred lower courts from reinstating a member of the FTC.
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Trump administration policies make their way to the Supreme Court
From tariffs to the use of the National Guard in states and the Alien Enemies Act to deport Venezuelans -- many of the Trump administration's policies are winding their way to the Supreme Court.
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Supreme Court allows NIH to stop making nearly $800M in research grants for now
But the court, in its emergency-docket order, left in place by a 5-4 order a lower court ruling that threw out National Institutes of Health memos that enforced the administration's policies.
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Supreme Court allows Mississippi social media law to go into effect
The law requires all users to verify their ages before using common social media sites ranging from Facebook to Nextdoor.
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A look at the responsibility of the SCOTUS in explaining cases
The Trump administration often prevails in cases on the Supreme Court's emergency docket. The opinion-less decisions in these "shadow docket" cases create questions about the resulting policy.
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Supreme Court blocks rule that blocks Voting Rights Act for now
The order guarantees voters, at least for now, the ability to sue to enforce rights guaranteed under the landmark 1965 law.
