Dr. Jim Farha Memorial Internship Program

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Meanna is a law student at Columbia University Law School. She graduated from the University of California, Berkeley, where she earned a B.A. in political science and minored in African American studies. She focused on how law and public policy interact with historically vulnerable groups and her honors thesis focused on the traditional oversimplification of Black voting behavior in the American polity. During her time at Berkeley, Meanna served as a Cal-in-Sacramento Fellow in the Office of California State Assembly member Shirley Weber and as a JusticeCorps Fellow in the Pomona Superior Court. Through her work with Clause 40 Foundation, she hopes to learn how to not only bridge perspectives in criminal legal advocacy, but also how to shape the future interdisciplinary discussions addressing pertinent weaknesses in the justice system. 

Betsy is a student at the University of Michigan Law School who received her undergraduate degree from the George Washington University where she became interested in law and policy. At law school, she contributes to the Civil Rights Litigation Clearinghouse, where she helps make cases and their outcomes more accessible to the general public. She hopes to help make progressive change in the criminal legal system through her work at Clause 40 Foundation.

Chloe is a law student studying at The Ohio State University Moritz College of Law. During her undergraduate career at the University of Denver, her research on the criminal justice system helped develop her interest in restoring adherence to the due process of law to protect those whose constitutional rights are systematically under attack. Through her work with Clause 40 Foundation, she hopes to help address some of the deficiencies present within the current system and ensure that people’s rights and voices are well-served. 

Melissa is a law student at The George Washington University Law School. She and her family came to the United States from Cuba and that unique perspective shapes her desire to work with Clause 40 Foundation in its efforts to support the fundamental Constitutional rights available in  the American criminal legal system that are unfortunately lacking elsewhere in the world. She believes that an individual’s due process rights are an essential component of any legitimate criminal legal system and agrees with Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. that an “injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere.”

Kevin is a law student studying at The Ohio State University Moritz College of Law. His undergraduate degree from the Florida Institute of  Technology in Forensic Psychology focused on criminological theory and  helped to raise his awareness of the injustices prevalent within our  criminal justice system. He looks forward to aiding Clause 40  Foundation’s efforts to ensure the proper role of our due process rights  enshrined in the Constitution. To him, erring on the side of individual  liberty is not only the moral choice but also strengthens the  legitimacy of our criminal justice system in the eyes of our citizens.