Nina Totenberg
Stories
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Politics
Roe v. Wade's future is in doubt after historic arguments at Supreme Court
The fate of abortion in the U.S. appeared to be on shaky ground as a divided Supreme Court weighs a Mississippi law. A decision in the case is expected by summer.
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National
As the Supreme Court considers Roe v. Wade, a look at how abortion became legal
Abortion did not become illegal in most states until the mid to late 1800s. But by the 1960s, abortion, like childbirth, had become a safe procedure when performed by a doctor.
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Law & Courts
Supreme Court conservatives are skeptical on spiritual advisers in death chamber
The subject has, at times, divided the court's conservative majority and it has also at times embarrassed the court, as minority religious advisers have sometimes been excluded from the chamber.
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Politics
Supreme Court appears skeptical of New York's restrictive gun-control law
It's the first major gun case at the court since 2008 when the court ruled that the Second Amendment right to keep and bear arms grants individuals the right to keep a gun at home for self-defense.
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Politics
Supreme Court justices seem inclined to side with abortion providers in Texas
In more than three hours of arguments, the court heard challenges from the U.S. Justice Department and abortion providers over the controversial law that has the effect of banning most abortions.
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Law & Courts
The Supreme Court keeps Texas abortion law in place, but agrees to review it
The court will consider the legality of the law on Nov. 1. The highly unusual court action is an indication of deep internal splits within the court.
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National
Supreme Court pushes government after it sought to block testimony in torture case
Both liberal and conservative Supreme Court justices pressed the U.S. government's lawyer about why a detainee at Guantanamo Bay couldn't testify about his own torture at the hands of the CIA.
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Politics
The Supreme Court's conservatives cook up a stew of abortion, guns, religion and more
If some of the justices greet the new term with great anticipation for a new conservative legal era, others likely are facing the term with dread.
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Law & Courts
A preview of the Supreme Court's new, highly anticipated term
The U.S. Supreme Court starts a new term Monday with a menu of high-profile cases, from abortion to gun rights and religious rights.
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Law & Courts
Justice Alito Calls Criticism Of The Shadow Docket 'Silly' And 'Misleading'
Alito said the term has been adopted by "journalists and some political figures" in order to convey the idea that "something sneaky and dangerous" is going on at the high court.