4 Questions With NPR's Nina Totenberg About Justice Antonin Scalia
NPR's legal affairs correspondent talks about about Scalia's life, legacy and what's next.
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Replacing Antonin Scalia Will Be No Simple Task
The Supreme Court justice's death will have enormous repercussions for the U.S. legal system. With the high court short-handed, here's the political turmoil to expect from the attempts to replace him.
Supreme Court Puts White House's Carbon Pollution Limits On Hold
A decision on the Clean Power Plan could be long in coming — meaning that the rules' fate might not be determined before a new presidential administration comes into power in 2017.
Florida Delays Execution Until Supreme Court Ruling Is Applied
The state's highest court has delayed next week's planned execution of an inmate until until it determines how to apply a U.S. Supreme Court ruling that the state's death penalty system is flawed.
Florida Supreme Court To Decide Whether Executions Can Go Forward
Florida's highest court will hear a case that may determine the fate of some 390 death row inmates. The case comes after the U.S. Supreme Court struck down the state's death sentencing system.
Supreme Court Opens Door To Parole For Juveniles Given Life Sentences
The Supreme Court ruled 6-3 on Monday that convicts serving life for crimes committed while juveniles must be resentenced. For some prisoners, that may mean early release.
Supreme Court Rejects North Dakota's Bid To Save Strict Abortion Law
The measure banned abortions as soon as a heartbeat is detected in the fetus — as early as six weeks into pregnancy. The law was enacted in 2013.
Supreme Court: Ban On Automatic Life Sentences For Juveniles Is Retroactive
The decision is expected to affect the fates of some 2,100 juvenile murderers who now have the possibility of parole.
Supreme Court Will Hear Ex-Governor Of Virginia's Appeal
Bob McDonnell's appeal of his public corruption convictions is one of eight cases the court agreed to hear on Friday. In another case, Microsoft is fending off a suit by Xbox 360 owners.
In Iranian Funds Case, Justices Ponder Extent Of Congressional Influence
The Supreme Court is considering whether legislators can give away Iranian government funds the U.S. controls, providing legal compensation to victims of specific terrorist attacks sponsored by Iran.