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Mike Wolff is a lawyer, former Judge and Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Missouri, professor emeritus and former Dean of St. Louis University Law School, and recovering reporter.
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Mike Wolff on Law, Politics and Life... Recovering reporter, lawyer. Former judge. Law school professor emeritus and former law school dean. Various bios online at slu.edu and wikipedia.
May 5
Race Through Time: The Kentucky Derby and The Supreme Court
I suppose you’ve got to love The Kentucky Derby, the chance for human peacocks and princesses of all ages and hues to don their finest 19th century finery, sip mint juleps and watch a horse race that’s called “the greatest two minutes in sports.” On Derby Day Saturday I stopped by The Royale Food and Spirits, my favorite St. Louis public house, because …
Apr 27
Ray Hartmann -- What a Life
I miss Ray Hartmann, though as I write this, he’s been dead for only a few days. Killed by a flying semi-truck wheel that crashed through his small electric car.
Mar 21
Missouri’s $95M Stash and Dash
This is a story that tells you everything you need to know about the contempt Missouri legislators hold for the people who elected them.
Jan 23
Can We Make Redistricting Great Again?
Was redistricting of legislative districts ever great? More accurately, wasn’t it mostly a once-every-ten-years distraction for those who follow politics perhaps a bit too closely?
The Joy of Downsizing and The Uncomfortable Reality of Now
Readers (actually, two readers) have inquired why Wolff Tracks has been silent for several weeks. Time has come, as it does to many of us, to move from the big houses to smaller places to free up space for families who are embarking on raising children. Ah, the joy of downsizing, of parting with belongings that no longer bring joy or for which ther…
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Abolish the State Income Tax? Find the Man Behind the Tree
Gov. Mike Kehoe’s recent announcement that he wants to eliminate Missouri’s income tax causes me to paraphrase this old poem, used often by the late Sen. Russell Long, longtime chair (1966-1981) of the Senate Finance Committee, when considering proposals for whatever was presented as “tax reform:”
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