Nina Totenberg

In first of 2 gay-marriage cases, court turns to Proposition 8

Nina Totenberg — Tue, 26 Mar 2013 06:25:39 +0000

Outside the Supreme Court, lines began forming nearly a week ago. By Monday, the line had snaked down the court steps and to the corner, with people braving freezing temperatures and snow in anticipation of the historic arguments on same-sex marriage on Tuesday and Wednesday.

The justices are first hearing a constitutional challenge to California's ban on same-sex marriage.

Meet the 83-year-old taking on the U.S. over same-sex marriage

Nina Totenberg — Fri, 22 Mar 2013 16:30:40 +0000

The tiny dynamo asking the U.S. Supreme Court to turn the world upside down looks nothing like a fearless pioneer. At age 83, Edith Windsor dresses in classic, tailored clothes, usually with a long string of pearls, and she sports a well-coiffed, shoulder-length flip. She looks, for all the world, like a proper New York City lady.

Proper she may be, and a lady, but Windsor, who likes to be called Edie, is making history, challenging the federal Defense of Marriage Act, known as DOMA. The law bans federal recognition and benefits for legally married same-sex couples.

Meet The 83-Year-Old Taking On The U.S. Over Same-Sex Marriage

Nina Totenberg — Fri, 22 Mar 2013 16:25:24 +0000

Proper she may be, and a lady, but Windsor, who likes to be called Edie, is making history, challenging the federal Defense of Marriage Act, known as DOMA.

Justice Scalia disputes accuracy of angry 'leak' over health care

Nina Totenberg — Wed, 25 Jul 2012 13:59:37 +0000

Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia, influential conservative and pugilistic dissenter, is challenging everything from a recent leak about Supreme Court deliberations, to conventional wisdom about the court and its history.

In a new book co-authored with Bryan Garner, Scalia spells out his judicial philosophy, and on Tuesday, the always voluble, charming and combative justice sat for a wide-ranging interview — about the book, his relationships on the court, and the recent leak alleging anger among the justices over the recent health care decision.

First, the leak.