Nina Totenberg
Stories
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Law & Courts
In Supreme Court Term, Liberals Stuck Together While Conservatives Appeared Fractured
The court's conservative justices wrote separately a lot, often just for themselves. Meanwhile, the court's liberals let their victories speak for themselves and dissented as a bloc.
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Law & Courts
First Women To Hold Top Staff Jobs At Supreme Court Are Retiring
Pamela Talkin was the court's marshal; Christine Luchok Fallon was its reporter of decisions.
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Law & Courts
A Powerful Chief And Unexpected Splits: 6 Takeaways From The Supreme Court Term
From abortion to religion and immigration, the recent court term featured just about every flashpoint in American law. Here are the highlights, including the influence of Chief Justice John Roberts.
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Politics
Supreme Court Says Trump Not 'Immune' From Records Release, But Hedges On House Case
In two 7-2 rulings written by Chief Justice John Roberts, the court allowed a subpoena in a New York criminal case but told a lower court to consider separation of powers when it comes to Congress.
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National
Supreme Court Upholds Challenges To Access To Birth Control
The Supreme Court upheld exemptions from Obamacare's birth-control mandate for private employers with religious and moral objections.
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Politics
Supreme Court Undercuts Access To Birth Control Under Obamacare
The opinion upheld a Trump administration rule that significantly cut back on the Affordable Care Act requirement that insurers provide free birth control coverage under almost all health care plans.
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Politics
Supreme Court Carves Out Religious Exception To Fair Employment Laws
The decision was 7-2, with Justices Sonia Sotomayor and Ruth Bader Ginsburg dissenting.
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Law & Courts
Supreme Court Upholds State 'Faithless Elector' Laws
The U.S. Supreme Court upheld state laws that remove or fine Electoral College delegates who refuse to cast their votes for the presidential candidate they were pledged to support.
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Politics
Supreme Court Rules State 'Faithless Elector' Laws Constitutional
The decision could directly affect the election, which will take place in November amid a pandemic and a partial economic collapse.
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National
Supreme Court Acts To Postpone More Controversies, From Mueller Report To Abortion
The decisions ensure none of these cases will be decided before the November election.