2012 H. Stewart Dunn, Jr. Civil Liberties Fellows
Kristin
Bergman, Class of 2014 – Berkman Center for Internet and Society (Cambridge,
MA)
Kristin will assist the Berkman Center’s Citizen Media Law Project and Online Media Legal Network. The Citizen Media Law Project facilitates citizen participation in online media and protects the legal rights of those engaged in speech on the Internet. The Online Media Legal Network is a pro bono initiative that connects lawyers and law school clinics with online journalists and digital media creators who need legal help, including with First Amendment matters.
As an undergraduate at Brown University, Kristin earned honors in English. She has served as treasurer of William & Mary’s Human Security Law Center Student Division, workshop instructor for Constitutional Conversations, program co-chair for the Institute of Bill of Rights Law Student Division, and member of the community service committee of the George Wythe Society.
Amanda Fickett, Class of 2014 –
American Civil Liberties Union of Maine (Portland, Maine)
Among the matters on which Amanda anticipates working are (i) a collaboration with Mainers United for Marriage to secure marriage rights for gays and lesbians; (ii) a challenge to legislation that ended MaineCare health benefits for immigrants who have not obtained permanent residency and imposed a 5-year waiting period for immigrants who have secured permanent residency; and (iii) a report on significant reforms achieved by the ACLU to reduce use of solitary confinement in Maine’s prisons.
Amanda earned a degree in philosophy, summa cum laude, from the University of Southern Maine. As an undergraduate, she delivered four papers at conferences focusing on women’s rights and bioethics. Amanda’s activities at William & Mary include the George Wythe Society and the Women’s Law Society. She has held leadership roles in arts- and labor relations-related community advocacy campaigns in Maine.
Lauren Rea, Class of 2013 – American
Civil Liberties Union of Georgia (Atlanta, GA)
Prisoner rights, LGBT rights, and capital punishment are the areas in which Lauren plans to assist this summer. She will research and draft pre-litigation memoranda, memoranda for prisoner cases, and materials in preparation for the upcoming session of the Georgia General Assembly.
Lauren is involved with William & Mary’s Innocence Project. She interned during Summer 2011 with the Prosecuting Attorneys’ Council of Georgia. A public policy and English major at Wheaton College, Lauren achieved departmental honors, chaired her class gift committee, and earned an A+ for her honors thesis.
Shanna
Reulbach, Class of 2013 – Brennan Center for Justice (New York, NY)
The Center’s Democracy Program improves citizen participation in government by focusing on systems that discourage voting, hinder competition, and promote special interests. Shanna anticipates assisting the Democracy Program through projects involving voter registration reform, felony disenfranchisement laws, electoral redistricting, campaign finance reform, and fair, impartial courts.
Shanna’s internship with the Brennan Center builds on her prior positions with the Virginia State Board of Elections, the New York State Division of Human Rights, and the ACLU’s branch in Rochester, New York. She is a member of Law Review, an Election Law Fellow, and a board member of the Public Service Fund. Shanna is active in the Election Law Society and the Institute of Bill of Rights Law Student Division. A Phi Beta Kappa and summa cum laude graduate of SUNY Geneseo, where she double majored in political science and history, Shanna was named the Outstanding Senior in both disciplines.
Elizabeth Smith, Class of 2014 – American Civil Liberties Union of Virginia
(Richmond, VA)
Elizabeth will investigate, research, and evaluate requests for ACLU assistance. For matters that present significant, litigable civil liberties issues, Elizabeth will help prepare presentations for the legal panel. She also will assist with preparation for litigation and other means of resolution.
Elizabeth is a graduate research fellow at William & Mary. She graduated cum laude from the University of Florida with a degree in psychology and worked as a social psychology research assistant. Elizabeth’s community service includes tutoring elementary and middle school students and volunteering for the American Red Cross.
2011 H. Stewart Dunn, Jr. Civil Liberties Fellows
Law Fellows
Sedric Bailey, Class of 2013 – American Civil Liberties Union of Georgia
Sedric
earned a merit scholarship to attend the Law School, where he is a
member of the Black Law Students Association and serves as a research
assistant for Professor Susan Grover. A graduate of the University of
Georgia with a degree in Marketing and Distribution, Sedric earned a
full tuition scholarship for college and was an officer in the UGA
chapter of the American Marketing Association. Before enrolling at
William & Mary, Sedric worked as a business analyst/policy manager
for an insurance company. He has been active in United Way, a mentoring
program, and an organization that provides food and clothing for
low-income members of the community.
Anthony Balady, Class of 2012 – American Civil Liberties Union of the National Capital Area, Washington DC
Anthony
is a third year student at the law school and has been heavily involved
in voting rights issues. He is the former Vice-President of William
& Mary’s Election Law Society and Founding Editor of StateofElections.com,
the law school's election law blog. He is a staff member on the William
& Mary Bill of Rights Journal and has worked as a legal intern for
both Project Vote and the Fredericksburg Office of the Public Defender.
Anthony has also worked as a recruiter for the Tidewater Roots Poll
Project, an Election Assistance Commission funded program designed to
aid local government in recruiting young poll workers. Anthony received
his undergraduate degree from James Madison University, where he majored
in Political Science.
Lauren Coleman, Class of 2012 – American Civil Liberties Union of Georgia
Lauren earned her degree in Political Science summa cum laude
from the University of Georgia, where she was a Presidential Scholar, a
member of Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society, and a student government
associate justice. At the Law School, Lauren is Senior Articles Editor
of the William & Mary Environmental Law & Policy Review,
has earned honors in Legal Skills, is a board member for the Public
Service Fund, and serves as a Student Bar Association representative.
She has interned for a law firm, a consulting firm, and a member of
Congress. Her monograph on employer-based child care subsidies was
published in the journal, Solutions for the South.
Nicholas Mueller, Class of 2012 – American Civil Liberties Union of the National Capital Area, Washington DC
Nick
is a third year student at the law school and has had a lifelong
interest in politics. A Cincinnati native, Nick attended Xavier
University, where he received his Bachelors in Philosophy, with minors
in Political Science and Business. He also received a Masters in
Humanities from Xavier. After graduation, he spent nearly a decade as a
manager in the amusement park industry before moving on to fulfill his
political aspirations. In the past four years he has worked for the
Obama for America campaign, the Office of Congresswoman Mary Jo Kilroy
and Virginia State Senator David Marsden. Upon graduation, Nick intends
to work in public policy or election law.
Undergraduate Fellows
Andrew Gardner, Class of 2012—Baptist Joint Committee for Religious Liberty, Washington DC
Andrew
is a rising senior with a double-major in Religious Studies and
History. Andrew is a leader of a Baptist Collegiate Ministries
undergraduate Bible study, a member of the National Society of
Collegiate Scholars, and a guest columnist for ethicsdaily.com,
a division of the Baptist Center for Ethics. Andrew has also worked as a
Virginia Baptist Heritage Fellow with the Center for Baptist Heritage
and Studies at the University of Richmond. Andrew was awarded a grant
from the Roy R. Charles Center for a Summer Scriptural Reasoning
Conference hosted by the University of Virginia and Duke University. He
has also served as Chair of the Student Assembly Election Commission at
the College of William & Mary (an unbiased commission charged with
organizing student elections at the College). In addition to his
outstanding academic record and myriad extracurricular activities,
Andrew also works during the academic year as a student assistant in the
Office of Student activities.
Ani-Rae Lovell, Class of 2013—Americans United for Separation of Church and State, Washington DC
Ani-Rae is a rising junior with a double-major in Government and Law and Language, a self-designed interdisciplinary major. Ani-Rae has worked as a research assistant for Professor Ron Rapoport in the Government Department, and is a member of Pi Sigma Alpha, the national political science honor society. Beginning in the fall 2011, Ani-Rae will be a co-editor of the Pi Sigma Alpha Undergraduate Journal of Politics, the only national undergraduate political science research journal, which is housed at William & Mary for the next two years. Ani-Rae is also a team member and vice president of campus affairs for the Patrick Henry Debate Society at William & Mary and she coordinates southern expansion efforts for the American Parliamentary Debate Society. During the 2011-2012 academic year, Ani-Rae will participate in the Pulitzer Center’s journalism program at the College. In addition to these many activities, Ani-Rae also works as a consultant in William & Mary’s Writing Resources Center, advising students on writing projects and oral presentations.