Richard Wolf (@richardjwolf) header
Richard Wolf (@richardjwolf) profile picture

Richard Wolf

@richardjwolf

Husband, father, disability advocate, baseball fan, dog walker and former Supreme Court/White House/Congress reporter for USA TODAY.

 Washington, D.C.
usatoday.com
Joined December 2009
  • Tweets3.2K
  • Following271
  • Followers4.6K
264Media
Photo by Richard Wolf (@richardjwolf)Photo by Richard Wolf (@richardjwolf)Photo by Richard Wolf (@richardjwolf)Photo by Richard Wolf (@richardjwolf)Photo by Richard Wolf (@richardjwolf)Photo by Richard Wolf (@richardjwolf)Photo by Richard Wolf (@richardjwolf)Photo by Richard Wolf (@richardjwolf)Photo by Richard Wolf (@richardjwolf)Photo by Richard Wolf (@richardjwolf)
It’s time for #SCOTUS to shed politics or truly lose legitimacy. usatoday.com/story/opinion/2… via @USATODAY
The Supreme Court's new term could be historic. Remember that 'legitimacy' works both ways.

The Supreme Court's new term could be historic. Remember that 'legitimacy' works both ways.

If it would be wrong for a court built by a Democratic president to go too far left, it’s wrong for the one built by Donald Trump to go too far right.

usatoday.com
1
6
11
Smart piece, as usual, from @jfritze Supreme Court's landmark guns ruling prompts race to test Second Amendment's limits usatoday.com/story/news/poli… via @USATODAY
Supreme Court's landmark guns ruling prompts race to test Second Amendment's limits

Supreme Court's landmark guns ruling prompts race to test Second Amendment's limits

A Supreme Court decision set a standard for how lower courts will judge gun laws. That's left uncertainty about what the Second Amendment allows.

usatoday.com
1
4
Chief Justice Roberts wanted to go slow curbing Roe v. Wade. His colleagues were in a hurry. usatoday.com/story/news/poli… via @USATODAY
Chief Justice Roberts wanted to go slow curbing Roe v. Wade. His colleagues were in a hurry.

Chief Justice Roberts wanted to go slow curbing Roe v. Wade. His colleagues were in a hurry.

Over the years, John Roberts demonstrated a prowess of building slim majorities around narrow rulings. Now things have changed.

usatoday.com
4
2
2
4
Smart piece from ⁦@jfritze⁩ — Should guns be banned in bars, hospitals? Supreme Court could spur new 2nd Amendment fight usatoday.com/story/news/poli… via @USATODAY
Should guns be banned in bars, hospitals? Supreme Court decision could spur new 2nd Amendment fight

Should guns be banned in bars, hospitals? Supreme Court decision could spur new 2nd Amendment fight

The Supreme Court indicated in 2008 that states may make schools and government buildings gun-free zones. What about hospitals, subways and stadiums?

usatoday.com
3
This. Right. Here. 👏 A few years ago, Richard Wolf retired from a 40+ year journalism career. Since that time, he’s been spending a lot more time with his son, Jonathan, bonding over golf. Today, that bond was recognized as a silver medal at the @2022USAGames. – at Florida, USA
Image from Special Olympics Virginia (@SOlympicsVA)
9
17
5
66
Nice explainer here by ⁦⁦@jfritze⁩: The Supreme Court has overruled itself on segregation and saluting the flag. Will Roe be next? usatoday.com/story/news/poli… via @USATODAY
The Supreme Court has overruled itself on segregation and saluting the flag. Will Roe be next?

The Supreme Court has overruled itself on segregation and saluting the flag. Will Roe be next?

Roe v. Wade has been the law of the land for 50 years. But the Supreme Court has said that honoring precedent is not an "inexorable command."

usatoday.com
1
2
4
Roe v. Wade: Trump Supreme Court doesn't deserve to rule on abortion usatoday.com/story/opinion/c…
This Supreme Court, built by politics, doesn't deserve to rule on Roe v. Wade

This Supreme Court, built by politics, doesn't deserve to rule on Roe v. Wade

The very existence of the conservative majority is due to blatant power politics. If they use that power to reverse precedent, politics will have won.

usatoday.com
14
6
5
8
Supreme Court's decision in abortion case will affect dozens of states beyond Mississippi usatoday.com/story/news/poli… via @USATODAY
Supreme Court's decision in abortion case will affect dozens of states beyond Mississippi

Supreme Court's decision in abortion case will affect dozens of states beyond Mississippi

Here's a look at how the Supreme Court's ruling on Mississippi's 15-week abortion ban could affect the law in other states.

usatoday.com
2
1
3
It’s complicated: Moving on from Trump at DOJ is a minefield for 'straight-shooting' Merrick Garland - ⁦@bykevinj⁩ of USA TODAY explains the AG’s latest moves. apple.news/AiihVckfzTdiz66Bf…
It’s complicated: Moving on from Trump at DOJ is a minefield for 'straight-shooting' Merrick Garland

It’s complicated: Moving on from Trump at DOJ is a minefield for 'straight-shooting' Merrick Garland

The shadow cast by the Trump administration and the institutional norms the former president shattered are testing Attorney General Merrick Garland.

apple.news
1
2
From Cicero to computer code: Nice piece on Justice Breyer by ⁦@jfritze⁩ usatoday.com/story/news/poli… via @USATODAY
'Think long and hard': Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer pushes back on 'court-packing'

'Think long and hard': Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer pushes back on 'court-packing'

Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer offered no clues about whether he will retire this year. He made only a glancing reference to President Trump.

usatoday.com
1
1
1
7
20 more to catch us! Congrats!
Lawrence Hurley (@lawrencehurley) profile pictureLawrence Hurley@lawrencehurley7 Apr 2021
It was 20 years ago today that @amandakhurley and I went full Wuthering Heights on a cold, rainy day on the Welsh border
Image from Lawrence Hurley (@lawrencehurley)
1
9
Avoiding controversy: Supreme Court takes 'go-slow' approach on divisive issues as the rest of Washington reels usatoday.com/story/news/poli… via @USATODAY #SCOTUS
Supreme Court takes 'go-slow' approach on divisive issues as the rest of Washington reels

Supreme Court takes 'go-slow' approach on divisive issues as the rest of Washington reels

By design or by luck, the Supreme Court is steering clear of hostile political debates as the rest of Washington is still reeling from Trump fallout.

usatoday.com
3
5
Biden wants to put a Black woman on the Supreme Court. That's underscored a lack of diversity in lower courts usatoday.com/story/news/poli… via @USATODAY #scotus
Biden wants to put a Black woman on the Supreme Court, putting spotlight on lack of diversity in...

Biden wants to put a Black woman on the Supreme Court, putting spotlight on lack of diversity in...

Biden has vowed to pick a Black woman for the Supreme Court. Advocates say he must also address the lack of diversity in the nation's lower courts.

usatoday.com
4
Huge loss in the jazz world. Remembering “In A Silent Way” now. RIP Chick Corea. nytimes.com/2021/02/11/arts/…
Chick Corea, Jazz Keyboardist and Innovator, Dies at 79 (Published 2021)

Chick Corea, Jazz Keyboardist and Innovator, Dies at 79 (Published 2021)

When jazz and rock fused in the 1970s, he was at the forefront of the movement. But he never abandoned his love of the acoustic piano.

nytimes.com
5
Best story of the day: This man mistakenly left his wallet in Antarctica. Some 53 years later, he got it back. washingtonpost.com/lifestyle…
This man mistakenly left his wallet in Antarctica. Some 53 years later, he got it back.

This man mistakenly left his wallet in Antarctica. Some 53 years later, he got it back.

“What are the odds?” said Paul Grisham, 91, who lost his wallet in Antarctica in the 1960s.

washingtonpost.com
1
Adding #SCOTUS justices? Progressives may be on collision course with Joe Biden usatoday.com/story/news/poli… via @jfritze of @usatoday
Adding Supreme Court justices? Progressives may be on collision course with Joe Biden

Adding Supreme Court justices? Progressives may be on collision course with Joe Biden

The push for expanding the Supreme Court has emphasized a gap between liberals and President Joe Biden, who has vowed to pursue bipartisanship.

usatoday.com
1
1
Smart piece on key #SCOTUS Justice Samuel Alito by @jfritze at @usatoday: usatoday.com/story/news/poli… via @USATODAY
'Not surprised': Justice Alito defends controversial speech as he marks 15 years on Supreme Court

'Not surprised': Justice Alito defends controversial speech as he marks 15 years on Supreme Court

With a conservative 6-3 majority, observers say Associate Justice Samuel Alito is in a pivotal position as he marks 15 years on the Supreme Court.

usatoday.com
4
7
Reconciliation is easier.
Susan Page (@SusanPage) profile pictureSusan Page@SusanPage29 Jan 2021
Confession: I can either figure out Reconciliation or I can figure out GameStop. I can't possibly do both.
4
Good guy with a specialty in disability law:
Rick Perlstein (@rickperlstein) profile pictureRick Perlstein@rickperlstein20 Jan 2021
One of my favorite ass-kicking legal-world lefties, Sam Bagenstos, has been nominated general counsel fo the Office of Management and Budget. Congrats, @SBagen!
2
'An optimistic guy:' Meet Merrick Garland (circa 2016) usatoday.com/story/news/2016… via @usatoday
Meet Merrick Garland, Obama's SCOTUS nominee

Meet Merrick Garland, Obama's SCOTUS nominee

Obama's choice to replace Antonin Scalia offers olive branch to Republicans.

usatoday.com
1
3
Load more