Proskauer is proud to be sponsoring Equal Justice Works Fellows Katherine McClain Fleming and Anna Catherine Young, who will work at the American Civil Liberties Union starting in September 2026. The fellows’ projects will address two critical and evolving areas of civil rights law: reproductive rights and disability rights.

Regarding reproductive rights, in the years following the Supreme Court’s decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, states across the country have enacted abortion bans and restrictions that have significantly reshaped access to reproductive healthcare. According to KFF, a leading health policy organization, as of April 2026, 13 states have banned abortion and 28 states have enforced gestational limits, leaving huge swaths of the country without access to reproductive healthcare. Katherine McClain Fleming, a recent graduate of Harvard Law School, will work with the ACLU Reproductive Freedom Project to protect and expand access to reproductive rights and healthcare. Katherine’s fellowship work will include supporting impact litigation, developing legal claims under state constitutional frameworks, and contributing to broader advocacy efforts aimed at safeguarding individual autonomy and ensuring equitable access to reproductive healthcare.

In the disability rights space, advocates have raised growing concerns about the use of algorithms and automated systems in healthcare and public benefits programs, where biased or insufficiently tested technologies may disproportionately affect people with disabilities and other vulnerable populations. Anna Catherine Young, a recent graduate of Brooklyn Law School, will work with the ACLU Disability Rights Project, focusing on the use of algorithms that may unfairly limit access to services for people with disabilities. Anna’s work will include developing cases, conducting research and outreach, and supporting efforts to ensure that emerging technologies are implemented in ways that protect civil rights and promote equitable access to care.

Equal Justice Works Fellowships are designed to address unmet legal needs by pairing fellows with host organizations and sponsors to develop innovative, community-centered legal projects. These fellowships tackle a wide range of issues such as civil rights and healthcare access.

Proskauer is honored to support Katherine and Anna Catherine as they begin their fellowships.