Richard Wolf
Richard Wolf is an author at Religion News Service.
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What will the Supreme Court do on gay marriage?
By Richard Wolf — June 10, 2013
(RNS) As the Supreme Court prepares to issue two historic decisions on gay marriage this month, judges and lawyers who worked on earlier cases don't expect anything all-encompassing from a cautious and conservative court.
Supreme Court to hear case on prayer at government meetings
By Richard Wolf — May 20, 2013
WASHINGTON (RNS) The 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled last year that the Greece (N.Y.) Town Board violated the separation of church and state when it repeatedly used Christian clergy to conduct prayers at the start of its public meetings.
For gay marriage supporters, a small win would still be a win
By Richard Wolf — April 3, 2013
WASHINGTON (RNS) Even if the Supreme Court decides historic cases on gay marriage on narrow legal grounds, proponents of gay marriage say a win is still a win.
Opponents of gay marriage say they’re no bigots
By Richard Wolf — March 25, 2013
(RNS) Disparaged as bigots, these diverse conservative voices who oppose same-sex marriage say they're simply defending American society.
White House takes stance against gay-marriage ban
By Richard Wolf — March 1, 2013
(WASHINGTON) The Obama administration came out forcefully Thursday against California's ban on same-sex marriage and, by extension, implicated similar bans in 37 other states.
Gay marriage opponents make their case to Supreme Court
By Richard Wolf — February 19, 2013
WASHINGTON (RNS) Foes of same-sex marriage are warning the Supreme Court that lifting state or federal restrictions would threaten their own economic and religious freedoms and lead to social and political upheaval.
40 years after Roe, abortion remains legal — but restricted
By Richard Wolf — January 23, 2013
WASHINGTON (RNS) Forty years after the Supreme Court legalized abortion, the constitutional right many Americans take for granted is coming under increased scrutiny.
Gay marriage a long time coming for widow Edie Windsor
By Richard Wolf — December 12, 2012
(RNS) At age 83, former computer programmer Edie Windsor has become a rock star in the gay rights community. But her lawsuit to legalize gay marriage is mostly about her long love affair with Thea Spyer and lessons from her fourth-grade civics class. By Richard Wolf / USA Today.
Both sides brace for Supreme Court battle on gay marriage
By Richard Wolf — December 10, 2012
WASHINGTON (RNS) The Supreme Court's long-awaited decisions to hear challenges to the federal Defense of Marriage Act and California's Proposition 8 ban on same-sex marriage move the issue to the top of the national agenda following a year in which advocates scored major legal and political victories. By Richard Wolf / USA Today.
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