Sabrina Merold L’20, funded by the Penn Law Public Interest Fellowship, will be a fellow at the Center for Reproductive Rights. Merold will identify ways in which federal religious refusal laws are exploited or misused in order to sanction discrimination against women and LGBTQ+ communities. Using novel administrative advocacy strategies, Merold hopes to protect the right to access reproductive health care for all who seek it.
Daniel Lewis L’20 will work with Bet Tzedek Legal Services to provide direct representation and legal advice to clients who were victims of California’s predatory lending PACE program, while engaging in community education and outreach to mobilize a coalition of affected low-income homeowners.
Jesse McGleughlin L’20, sponsored by the Toll Public Interest Fellowship, will work with the Southern Center for Human Rights to challenge the solitary confinement of individuals experiencing psychiatric disabilities in Georgia jails.
Jarron McAllister L’20 will work with the National Center for Law and Economic Justice, advocating for essential workers and workers’ rights in the midst of the pandemic, particularly as the employment landscape fluctuates during the next year.
Experience Service
Colleen O’Conor L’20 will work
with Legal Services of Northern Virginia to provide greater housing stability for low-income residents of Fairfax Country. O’Conor will represent tenants in eviction proceedings, with a focus on representing tenants who will lose their housing subsidies if they are evicted when the eviction moratorium related to the pandemic is lifted.
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