Fellowships News
Multiple Justice Catalyst Fellows File Lawsuit Protesting Border Patrol Treatment of Haitian Migrants
Justice Catalyst Fellows Trillium Chang ’21-’22, Lauren Michel Wilfong ‘21-’22, and Tess Hellgren ‘19-’20, alongside team members, filed a class action lawsuit early December on behalf of Haitian migrants against the government for alleged inhumane treatment.
'20-'21 JC/PRP Fellow Melodie Meyer: Every Tribe Has A Wound, Can Tribal Government-to-Government Consultation Help Mend It?
Justice Catalyst/Public Rights Project Joint Fellow Melodie Meyer ‘20-’21 reflects on the past, present, and future of tribal relations in America in part one of a series on THE PUBLIC.
JC ‘21-’22 Fellow Sarah Medina Camiscoli Speaks Out Against Motions to Dismiss in Case Against NYC’s Gifted and Talented Program
'21-'22 JC Fellow Sarah Medina Camiscoli comments on motion to dismiss in lawsuit against New York City's gifted and talented program in Chalkbeat.
'21-’22 Fellow Mackenzie Halter’s Abolish Dept Dispute Tool featured in The Intercept
'21-'22 JC Fellow Mackenzie Halter's fellowship project was discussed in a recent article featured in The Intercept.
“To You It’s Unprofessional, To Me It’s Magnificent”: The Crown Act Is Fighting Racist Hair Discrimination with '20-'21 JC/PRP Fellow Kimberly Fayette
THE PUBLIC sat down with Justice Catalyst/Public Rights Project Joint Fellow Kimberly Fayette ‘20-’21 to discuss the history of Black and brown hair discrimination.
‘21-’22 JC Fellow Anita Yandle on Unconstitutionality of Forced Arbitration Clauses
Anita Yandle, a ‘21-’22 Justice Catalyst Fellow at Public Justice focusing on access to justice for migrant farmworkers, wrote a blog post on the unconstitutionality of forced arbitration clauses.
Join 2022-2023 Justice Catalyst Fellowship Webinar on September 29th at 8pm ET!
We will be hosting a webinar about the Justice Catalyst and Justice Catalyst/Public Rights Project Joint fellowships this Wednesday September 29th at 8pm ET.
On Using Private Law to Shut Down Private Prisons
This article by Sonya Levitova, a ’20-’21 Justice Catalyst Fellow at Emery Celli Brinckerhoff Abady Ward & Maazel LLP, was originally published by the Law and Political Economy (LPE) Project
Justice Catalyst Announces 2021 – 2022 Catalyst Fellows
Justice Catalyst is proud to announce its 2021 – 2022 fellowship projects. The projects will be housed at public interest organizations around the United States, furthering Justice Catalyst’s mission of activating path-breaking approaches to lawyering for social and economic justice that have real-world impact and improve the lives of those denied access to justice.
Justice Catalyst Partner Catholic Labor Network Finds Wage Theft and Worker Misclassification in Construction Industry
Catholic Labor Network (CLN), a Justice Catalyst partner organization, released a report, “The Underground Economy and Wage Theft in Washington, D.C.’s Commercial Construction Sector” exposing rampant wage theft in the construction industry in the District of Columbia.
Ginger Cline, ’20-’21 Justice Catalyst Fellow, Speaks out Against Border Patrol Sending Asylum Seeker Back to Mexico While in Labor
Ginger Cline, a ’20-’21 Justice Catalyst Fellow at Al Otro Lado, a non-profit that provides legal and humanitarian support for asylum seekers, including the couple, spoke with CB8News about the couple’s experience.
Joseph Meyers, ’20-’21 Justice Catalyst Fellow, Speaks Out Against Cuban Detention on RT Español
Joseph Meyers, a ’20-‘21 Justice Catalyst Fellow, denounced the treatment of Cuban migrants in detention centers on RT Español on March 16.
New Report by DRCVI and Justice Catalyst Fellow ’20-’21 James Campbell Illuminates Federal Discrimination Against the People of the U.S. Virgin Islands
James Campbell, a ’20-’21 Justice Catalyst Fellow at the Disability Rights Center of the Virgin Islands, worked on a new report documenting the staggering costs to Virgin Islanders of unequal treatment for Medicaid and social security benefits, and in federal voting rights.
Justice Catalyst Fellow ’20-’21 Michael Saavedra Discusses Decarceration in LA with the ACLU
Michael Saavedra, a ‘20-‘21 Justice Catalyst Fellow at Youth Justice Coalition (YJC), along with Nalya Rodriguez, sat down with the ACLU in mid-March for an interview about their work with YJC to free people from jails and prisons in Los Angeles.
Migrant Workers, Centro de Los Derechos del Migrante, and ’20-’21 Justice Catalyst Fellow Amy Tamayo File First-Ever Labor Complaint under New U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement
Working with Centro de Los Derechos del Migrante and other partner organizations, ’20-’21 Justice Catalyst Fellow Amy Tamayo filed the first-ever labor complaint under the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement on behalf of migrant worker women on temporary labor migration programs.
Yazmine Nichols, a Justice Catalyst ’20-’21 Fellow, Speaks on Frivolous Race-Based Police Calls
Justice Catalyst ’20-’21 Fellow Yazmine Nichols wrote a Medium article on frivolous race-based police calls in response to developments in the case of Amy Cooper.
Justice Catalyst ’18-’19 Fellow David Nahmias’ Project Receives BALIF 2021 Legal Services Award
David Nahmias, a 2018-2019 Justice Catalyst Fellow, will be recognized at Bay Area Lawyers for Individual Freedom’s (BALIF) 41st Annual Gala on March 5 for his leadership in the establishment of Impact Fund’s Impact LGBTQ Project, which will receive BALIF’s 2021 Legal Services Award.
People’s Parity Project Founders Profiled in The New York Times
The New York Times recently profiled the founders of People’s Parity Project, a Justice Catalyst partner organization connecting law students and new attorneys to unrig the legal system and work towards a justice system valuing people over profits.
Justice Catalyst Fellow Alexis Bay Denounces Border Wall at RGV Rally
Alexis Bay, a ’20-’21 Justice Catalyst Fellow, spoke at a rally in San Juan, Texas condemning former President Donald Trump’s visit to the Rio Grande Valley.
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