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Susan Estrich / Politics

The Teacher's Ex

She lost her job for reasons having nothing to do with her and everything to do with her ex-husband.

Carie Charlesworth is a teacher and a mother. She has 14 years of experience working for the San Diego Diocese and four kids.

Her ex is a ...

Bob Tur's Public Life

Bob Tur is a well-known and respected news helicopter pilot and reporter in Los Angeles. Those of us who have lived here for a while remember his reporting of some of the most famous (or infamous) events in our city's history, including the riots ...

Privacy Matters

When I first started teaching criminal law (decades ago), I spent weeks on the Fourth Amendment and the "zone of privacy." The big case was Katz v. United States, decided in 1967. The FBI suspected that Charles Katz was using a payphone in a phone...

The Morning After

If you're having trouble following all of the twists and turns in the saga relating to the availability of what is commonly referred to as the "morning-after pill," you're not alone.

First some basic facts: The emergency contraceptive must be ...

Eric Holder Cannot Investigate Himself

No one should pretend that dealing with leaks of highly sensitive and classified national security documents is easy. I remember hearing plenty of conservatives taking to the airwaves to accuse The New York Times of nothing less than "treason" for...

I Love You More

When you're young, three years seems like a lifetime. The difference between 15 and 18, or 18 and 21; the difference between a 2-year-old and a kindergartner; the difference between the first date and the wedding.

It's been three years since my ...