SCOTUS Through the Decades | Interview: Nina Totenberg
The podcast episode discusses a recent Supreme Court decision regarding the death penalty and IQ tests, as well as challenges to a significant fund created by former President Trump. Nina Totenberg, a veteran NPR journalist, shares her insights on covering the Supreme Court over the decades. The conversation touches on various legal topics and the complexities of the judicial process.
- ▪The Supreme Court case Ham v. Smith addresses how many IQ tests a death row inmate must take to be deemed ineligible for execution.
- ▪The case has been relisted 23 times, setting a record for the Supreme Court.
- ▪Nina Totenberg has been covering the Supreme Court for nearly 50 years and shares her experiences in the podcast.
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| Publication time | Tue, 26 May 2026 07:00:00 +0000 |
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SCOTUS Through the Decades | Interview: Nina Totenberg Sarah Isgur & David French / May 26, 2026 Unlocked Advisory Opinions Listen on your player of choice Text Size Members can share articles with friends & family to bypass the paywall. Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Threads Email 0 Open and scroll to the comments section Episode Transcript Sarah Isgur and David French discuss an anticlimactic dig from the Supreme Court over IQ tests and the death penalty and challenges to the $1.8 billion slush fund President Donald Trump created on weaponization, and they talk with NPR's Nina Totenberg about covering the Supreme Court. The Agenda: —Hamm v.
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