What does it take to turn constitutional principles into arguments that protect people's rights?

For Kit Beyer, a Yale Law School student and 2026 Equal Justice America Summer Fellow, that question shaped a summer at the Constitutional Accountability Center.

Army Combat Veteran Pete Pinnel Named to Lead Ambitious National Initiative

Since beginning her two-year EJA fellowship in October 2025, Marian has helped immigrants facing detention, deportation, domestic violence, and barriers to lawful employment.

For Denise Bennett, becoming an attorney was a new chapter in a life already shaped by military service and a commitment to helping fellow veterans.

After pursuing law school later in life and graduating from North Carolina Central University School of Law in 2024, Denise began an Equal Justice America postgraduate Veterans' Rights Fellowship at Legal Aid of North Carolina. Now, after completing her fellowship, Denise has been hired as a permanent attorney at Legal Aid of North Carolina!

A 2026 graduate of Mercer University School of Law, Marissa is Equal Justice America’s Veterans’ Rights Fellow at Neighborhood Legal Services Program (NLSP) in Washington, D.C., serving through a two-year, $150,000 EJA Post-Graduate Fellowship.