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Posts from Joshua Newville, a Minnesota employment lawyer, civil rights attorney, and mediator.


Joshua Newville
Oct 2, 2013
Modern Feminism & The Law
The kind of strident activism sometimes employed by advocates for marginalized groups serves one incredibly important purpose: it forces...


Joshua Newville
Jun 28, 2013
SCOTUS Kills DOMA and Prop 8; Sexual Orientation Discrimination Lives On
It’s been a busy week for employment law and civil rights. The impact of the past week’s Supreme Court decisions on these two areas of...


Joshua Newville
Mar 4, 2013
Not My Fault, Your Honor. She’s Just Too Hot.
It’s a tactic long used by defendants in both civil and criminal cases.  From charges of rape to sexual harassment, men take the stand...


Joshua Newville
Oct 29, 2012
Suing Hospitals When Doctors Sexually Harass
A San Diego hospital and doctor have been sued by an 18-year-old intern who alleges sexual harassment, sexual battery and assault,...


Joshua Newville
Aug 23, 2012
Employment Law Imbalance: How To Avoid Losing Before Trial
As published in the Harvard Law & Policy Review, Kevin M. Clermont & Stewart J. Schwab observed that from 1979-2006, plaintiffs...
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