Susan Estrich
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Trump and his courtJun 23, 2020 1:00 am - Twice in a week. First, the court holds that you can't discriminate against employees on the basis of sexual orientation. And if that isn't enough, the chief justice goe...
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Estrich: Gorsuch rises above ideology in gay rights caseJun 19, 2020 1:00 am - Finally, in a landmark decision authored by none other than Justice Neil Gorsuch, President Donald Trump's first Supreme Court appointee, gay, lesbian and transgender pe...
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The president doubles down on dividing the countryJun 14, 2020 1:00 am - America is being rocked by passionate protests reflecting all the pent-up anger of those who have been the victims of racism since the day they were born: the guys who a...
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Taking a risk for convention cheersJun 12, 2020 1:00 am - Modern conventions don't decide anything. On occasion, there are votes that matter - not on the roll call for president but on the seating of all-white delegations, or t...
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Selfishness and the sunMay 28, 2020 1:00 am - The weather was glorious in Southern California the past week, as it was in much of the nation. The beaches and Boardwalk were so crowded, full of families who had clear...
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Sleepless in Santa MonicaApr 09, 2020 1:00 am - When I was a kid, my mother and sister used to castigate me for being too emotional (I cried), not tough enough. "Susie just can't handle hard things," the two of them w...
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Let's get a mighty mayor, not a vanquished senator, for VPApr 01, 2020 1:00 am - The novel coronavirus has made clear who in this country actually runs things. It should be, and occasionally is, the president. But in this instance, President Donald T...
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Playing politics with a pandemicMar 04, 2020 12:00 am - On Dad's favorite morning show, Junior was asked whether he was "surprised the way they've been handling the coronavirus situation, meaning Democrats." Put aside all th...
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Gaining a clearer understanding of real rapeMar 01, 2020 12:00 am - "Did you know him?" "No." "Oh, then you were really raped." The first time I had this conversation was in the back seat of a Boston police car in 1974. I've been having...
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Ideologues create avenue for Democrats to lose all 50 statesFeb 14, 2020 12:00 am - How to lose 50 states: Easy. Nominate Bernie Sanders. I've been through my share of blowouts. I was a kid when George McGovern won Massachusetts - and nowhere else. I w...