BRIEFLY

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

Jun 11, 2018

Why Police Misconduct Cases Don't Often Make It To Trial

The cases brought in the names of Philando Castile, Terence Crutcher, Tamir Rice and Freddie Gray never made it to trial. Each was...

Apr 6, 2018

Courts Must Be Fairer In Cases Alleging Police Brutality

Our failure to correct the error made by the courts below leaves in place a judgment that accepts the word of one party over the word of...

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...

Jun 7, 2012

Supreme Court to Review Prop 8 and Sexual Orientation Discrimination

Tuesday’s decision in Perry v. Brown (the “Prop 8” case) means that roughly one year from now, it is likely that the United States...