Nina Totenberg
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Law & Courts
Without Using Profanity, Supreme Court Justices Discuss Case Centered On Bad Language
The Supreme Court heard arguments on a case examining whether the clothing brand F-U-C-T is profane or could be trademarked.
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Law & Courts
Conservative Justice Gorsuch Joins Supreme Court Liberals In Deciding Yakama Nation Treaty Case
On this conservative court, Gorsuch has been one of the most conservative voices. But in cases involving Native tribes' treaties and rights, he is most often counted among those sympathetic to tribes' claims.
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Politics
Supreme Court Appears Ready To Let 40-Foot Cross Stand On Public Land
The Supreme Court seems inclined to let a 40-foot cross on public land — which is a World War I memorial — stand. But, justices struggled to clarify issues around the separation of church and state.
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Politics
Cross Clash Could Change Rules For Separation Of Church And State
This week, the newly constituted conservative Supreme Court majority will weigh how the federal government should treat religious symbols paid for with taxpayer funds.
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Movies
Nina Totenberg Heads To The Oscars
NPR's Nina Totenberg is headed to the Academy Awards this weekend. She appears in a documentary about Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, RBG.
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Politics
Trump's National Emergency Declaration Is Likely To Face Constitutionality Challenges
When President Trump declared a national emergency for border wall funding Friday, he said he expected legal challenges. The central question will likely revolve around constitutionality.
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Law & Courts
Supreme Court Hears Case Over Total Wine's Desire To Expand Into Tennessee
Total Wine, the wine superstore, is trying to expand into Tennessee, but is running into a state residency law. The store is calling it discrimination and made its case Thursday at the Supreme Court.
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Politics
Ginsburg Misses Supreme Court Arguments For First Time After Cancer Surgery
The 85-year-old liberal justice underwent surgery for cancer last month and also recently broke several ribs after a fall.
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Politics
Federal Panel Of Judges Dismisses All 83 Ethics Complaints Against Brett Kavanaugh
The judges acknowledged that the complaints are "serious" but noted there is no existing authority for lower court judges to hold Supreme Court justices accountable.
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Politics
Supreme Court Ducks Effort To Defund Planned Parenthood
Two states had tried to block the use of Medicaid money for non-abortion, pregnancy-related health care services at Planned Parenthood. The action is a big win for Planned Parenthood.