Nina Totenberg On Amy Coney Barrett, Anita Hill And Saying Goodbye To RBG

NPR legal correspondent Nina Totenberg has spent decades covering major shifts in the Supreme Court and breaking major stories about the Court. Watching Judge Amy Coney Barrett's Senate confirmation hearings, Totenberg was struck by the nominee's reticence.

"There was almost nothing she was willing to say about anything," Totenberg says. "Amy Coney Barrett takes the crown for unresponsiveness."

Now, as the Senate prepares to vote on Barrett's confirmation next week, Totenberg anticipates a fundamental shift in the Supreme Court's outlook.

"With the ascension of what is likely to be Justice Barrett, I think we're likely to see a Court that is more conservative than any Court since the 1930s. And it could lead to very profound consequences," she says.