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Posts from Joshua Newville, a Minnesota employment lawyer, civil rights attorney, and mediator.
May 2014: Joshua Newville Files Historic Lawsuit Challenging South Dakota Marriage Equality Ban
On May 22, 2014, on behalf of twelve South Dakota residents, Attorney Joshua Newville filed a federal lawsuit in United States District...
Joshua Newville
May 29, 2014
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
Jun 28, 2013
Supreme Court Guts Voting Rights Act
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...
Joshua Newville
Jun 25, 2013
Supreme Court Weakens Title VII Protections
From Justice Ginsburg’s dissent in today’s Supreme Court Decision in Vance v. Ball State, which narrowly defined “supervisor” so as to...
Joshua Newville
Jun 24, 2013
Evidence Law & Spousal Privilege (or Lack Thereof) for Gay and Lesbian Couples
The rights, privileges, and responsibilities afforded to married individuals in the United States are vast and varied. As a matter of...
Joshua Newville
Aug 29, 2012
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