Oct 9 Community Trump Appointee Gorsuch Cryptic In LGBTQ Employment Rights Case At issue is whether Title VII of the 1964 Civil Rights Act, which bars sex discrimination, covers gay and transgender workers. By Nina Totenberg Oct 9 Community Trump Appointee Gorsuch Cryptic In LGBTQ Employment Rights Case Nina Totenberg
Oct 8 Community Showdown Over LGBTQ Employment Rights Hits Supreme Court The high court hears cases testing whether employers are free to fire employees because they are gay or transgender. By Nina Totenberg Oct 8 Community Showdown Over LGBTQ Employment Rights Hits Supreme Court Nina Totenberg
Jul 16 Community Retired Justice John Paul Stevens, A Maverick On The Bench, Dies At 99 Appointed by President Gerald Ford, Stevens was known for his "crafty and genial hand" and as a "judge's judge." By Nina Totenberg Jul 16 Community Justice John Paul Stevens, A Maverick On The Bench, Dies At 99 Nina Totenberg
Apr 23 Politics Supreme Court Appears To Lean Toward Allowing Census Citizenship Question The justices are weighing whether the Trump administration can include a citizenship question on the 2020 census. By Hansi Lo Wang, NPR and Nina Totenberg Apr 23 Politics Supreme Court Appears To Lean Toward Allowing Census Citizenship Question Hansi Lo Wang, NPR and Nina Totenberg
Oct 3 Politics This Supreme Court Case Could Radically Reshape Politics The high court hears arguments Tuesday testing whether extreme partisan gerrymandering is unconstitutional. By Nina Totenberg Oct 3 Politics This Supreme Court Case Could Radically Reshape Politics Nina Totenberg
Jun 6 Politics ‘The Quiet Man’: The Powerful Conservative White House Lawyer In The Middle Of It All The White House counsel is the president's official lawyer, and his job description puts him at the center of every legal decision made in the White House. By Nina Totenberg Jun 6 Politics The Powerful Conservative White House Lawyer In The Middle Of It All Nina Totenberg
Apr 19 Politics Playground Case Could Breach Barrier Between Tax Coffers, Religious Schools The Supreme Court hears arguments today on whether Missouri should provide a grant to a church preschool, or if that violates the state's constitution. The state's new governor has abandoned the rule. By Nina Totenberg Apr 19 Politics Playground Case Could Breach Barrier Between Tax Coffers, Religious Schools Nina Totenberg
Feb 12 Politics Trump’s Criticism Of Judges Out Of Line With Past Presidents Traditionally, presidents restrain from criticizing judges, and our system depends on everyone abiding by court rulings. President Trump has broken protocol by belittling judges who rule against him. By Nina Totenberg Feb 12 Politics Trump’s Criticism Of Judges Out Of Line With Past Presidents Nina Totenberg
Dec 27 Politics From Delay To Action: The Supreme Court To Take A Conservative Turn In 2017 McConnell took a big gamble in not advancing the nomination of a centrist judge for the Court, appointed by Obama. It's about to pay off — big league. By Nina Totenberg Dec 27 Politics The Supreme Court To Take A Conservative Turn In 2017 Nina Totenberg
Nov 7 Politics Janet Reno, First Female U.S. Attorney General, Dies At 78 Reno's tenure was marked by tragedy and controversy. But she left office widely respected for her independence and accomplishments. By Nina Totenberg Nov 7 Politics Janet Reno, First Female U.S. Attorney General, Dies At 78 Nina Totenberg
Oct 3 Politics Federal Court Blocks Gov. Pence’s Attempt To Bar Syrian Refugees From Indiana An appeals court panel upheld a lower court ruling that barred interference with distribution of federal funds for resettlement. The panel said federal law bans discrimination based on nationality. By Nina Totenberg Oct 3 Politics Federal Court Blocks Gov. Pence's Attempt To Bar Syrian Refugees From Indiana Nina Totenberg
Jul 20 Politics Meet Mike Pence, ‘Midwestern Polite’ With An Unrelenting Conservative Message In choosing Indiana Gov. Mike Pence as his running mate, Donald Trump has reassured both establishment republicans and social conservatives. By Nina Totenberg Jul 20 Politics Mike Pence: 'Midwestern Polite' With An Unrelenting Conservative Message Nina Totenberg
May 24 Politics U.S. Supreme Court Decides 3 Cases Involving Race The justices ruled against a white jury in a Georgia murder case; for minority plaintiffs who challenged voting districts in Virginia; and for a postal employee who said he lost his job due to race. By Nina Totenberg May 24 Politics U.S. Supreme Court Decides 3 Cases Involving Race Nina Totenberg
Mar 18 Politics Why President Obama Picked The ‘Only White Guy’ On His Shortlist In an interview with NPR, the president says Senate Republicans owe it to the Founding Fathers to give Judge Merrick Garland a Supreme Court confirmation vote. By Nina Totenberg Mar 18 Politics Why President Obama Picked The 'Only White Guy' On His Shortlist Nina Totenberg