SCOTUS Through the Decades | Interview: Nina Totenberg

SCOTUS Through the Decades | Interview: Nina Totenberg

From Advisory Opinions by The Dispatch

May 26, 2026 · 1h 10m

About this episode

The episode discusses Supreme Court issues including IQ tests and a slush fund, featuring an interview with Nina Totenberg.

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. Smith —How many IQ tests does a person on death row need to take? —Who can challenge the slush fund? —James Comey as the platonic ideal plaintiff —The embarrassing DNC autopsy, and Grifter Sarah makes an appearance —Interview with Nina Totenberg Order Sarah’s book here. Advisory Opinions is a production of SCOTUSblog and The Dispatch, a digital media company covering politics, policy, and culture from a nonpartisan perspective. Click here to sign up for our new Advisory Opinions newsletter, and click here to access all of The Dispatch’s offerings, including audio versions of all our articles and newsletters. If you’d like to remove all ads from your podcast experience, consider becoming a premium Dispatch member by clicking here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

People in this episode

Hosts: Sarah Isgur, David French

Guest: Nina Totenberg

Topics covered

  • Supreme Court
  • IQ tests
  • death penalty
  • slush fund
  • politics
  • Nina Totenberg interview

Keywords

  • Supreme Court
  • IQ tests
  • death penalty
  • slush fund
  • Nina Totenberg
  • politics
  • Hamm v. Smith

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Organizations: NPR, SCOTUSblog, The Dispatch, DNC

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