Stories by Nina Totenberg

Nina Totenberg

Nina Totenberg

Correspondent, Legal Affairs

Supreme Court declines to hear Texas man's intellectual disability case in capital case
By Nina Totenberg

Supreme Court declines to hear Texas man's intellectual disability case in capital case

Nina Totenberg | Jun 22, 2026, 8:13 PM UTC
The court's action means Victor Saldaño is likely to be executed even though both defense and state experts determined he was not eligible for execution under the law.
Supreme Court is death knell for Virginia's Democratic-friendly congressional map
Supreme Court is death knell for Virginia's Democratic-friendly congressional map
The new map was drawn by Democrats and approved by voters, but Virginia's high court nullified the referendum because lawmakers failed to follow proper procedure to get the issue on the ballot.
Nina Totenberg, Zoë Sobel | May 15, 2026, 10:58 PM UTC
Supreme Court appears to lean toward ending TPS for some migrants
Supreme Court appears to lean toward ending TPS for some migrants
The U.S. Supreme Court appeared sympathetic to the Trump administration's move to end temporary protected status for Haitians and Syrians in the country.



Nina Totenberg | Apr 29, 2026, 10:04 PM UTC
Supreme Court weighs Trump's effort to end temporary protected status for Haitians, Syrians
Supreme Court weighs Trump's effort to end temporary protected status for Haitians, Syrians
At issue is the TPS program, which permits eligible individuals to live and work in the United States if they cannot return to their home countries because of "extraordinary or temporary conditions."
Nina Totenberg | Apr 29, 2026, 9:00 AM UTC
Ingenious? Orwellian? Or both? Supreme Court considers constitutionality of 'geofence' warrants
Ingenious? Orwellian? Or both? Supreme Court considers constitutionality of 'geofence' warrants
The technique allows police to tap into giant tech-firm databases to find out who was near the scene of a crime and may have been involved.
Nina Totenberg | Apr 27, 2026, 9:00 AM UTC
The Supreme Court case that could redefine your digital privacy
The Supreme Court case that could redefine your digital privacy
Police in Virginia used a technique called geofencing to tap into Google's databases to find out who was near the scene of a bank robbery. The Supreme Court will consider whether it is constitutional.
Nina Totenberg, Bronson Arcuri | Apr 26, 2026, 9:00 AM UTC
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