BRIEFLY

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

The Stolen Lives Project determined that during the entire decade of the 1990’s, over 2000 deaths occurred at the hands of police...

Nov 22, 2013

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...

Jun 28, 2013

Today, the United States Supreme Court, in a 5-4 vote, struck down a key provision of the Voting Rights Act (“VRA”), which is considered...

Jun 25, 2013

A civilized society depends on a well-maintained police force dedicated to service and protection. However, when officers stray from the...

Jun 18, 2013