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...Goodwin??s suit against the University ended in April when a six-member federal jury deliberated for less than four hours before ruling that the University did not illegally discriminate against her in passing her over for promotions...
Jurors sided with Harvard’s attorney, Richard J. Riley, who argued yesterday that Goodwin??s race was unknown to those doing the hiring and that gender was not even an issue...
...Goodwin??s attorney, Richard Clarey, urged the jury that although the burden of proof is on the plaintiff, they can return a finding of liability even if they decide that the evidence does not directly implicate the University...
...defense attempted to debunk Goodwin??s testimony from the week before. Riley reminded jurors that Mitchell had vehemently denied on the stand that she had said anything negative about the plaintiff’s race. He said that, in fact, Mitchell had written letters of recommendation for Goodwin and pointed out several positions...
...Harvard lawyer also suggested to the jury that Goodwin??s contention that she was asked to leave Widener “through the back door” by an interviewer was a fabrication...