Nina Totenberg
Stories
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Supreme Court says prosecutors improperly charged some Jan. 6 defendants
The statute is also the basis for one of the four obstruction counts brought against former President Donald Trump in the criminal case currently pending against him in federal court in Washington.
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Supreme Court just made it harder for federal agencies to regulate in sweeping ruling
The decision overturned Chevron v. The Natural Resources Defense Council, a 1984 decision that was not particularly controversial when it was announced 40 years ago.
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The Supreme Court’s conservative majority curtailed the SEC’s ability to impose fines
The U.S. Supreme Court issued multiple consequential decisions on Thursday, on everything from opioids to ozone pollution.
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Supreme Court delivers opinions affecting abortion rights, emissions standards and more
Among the court's opinions was a 6-3 ruling to temporarily allow abortions in medical emergencies in Idaho. The opinion was erroneously posted on the court's website Wednesday.
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Supreme Court allows Idaho to offer emergency medical abortions
The decision brings abortion back into the political limelight as a major controversy, just months before the presidential election.
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Supreme Court rejects controversial Purdue Pharma bankruptcy deal
In a 5-4 decision, the justices ruled that the multibillion opioid settlement inappropriately protected the Sackler family.
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Supreme Court has another embarrassing misstep in the release of an abortion opinion
As the justices were announcing opinions on other matters, the court briefly posted a decision that would reinstate a lower court order allowing hospitals in Idaho to perform emergency abortions.
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Supreme Court rules in favor of Biden administration in social media case
The court by a vote of 6 to 3 ruled that those challenging the government’s interaction with social media companies lacked legal standing to sue.
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Supreme Court to weigh in on laws banning treatments for trans minors
The justices have agreed to hear only the claim that Tennessee’s law denies trans minors the equal protection of the law.
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Supreme Court leaves Trump-era offshore tax in place on investors
The case had potentially trillions of dollars in tax consequences for the federal budget, and the court's decision could have severely limited congressional options in enacting tax policy.
