Democracy Night 2026

Citizen Advocacy Center Internships

Every year, the Citizen Advocacy Center takes on interns from law school, college, and high school. An internship with the Citizen Advocacy Center is an excellent way to learn about how government really works, and to develop an array of skills that are useful to good citizenship and to the practice of law.

At the end of their summer internships, we convene our annual Democracy Night where all interns give presentations to the general public and field questions about the issues they worked on and their internship experiences. We are pleased to share their presentations below. Please click here to learn more about our internship program.

In the summer of 2026, the Citizen Advocacy Center hosted the following students from a wide range of educational institutions:
● Brandon Belle, Public Interest Law Initiative Fellowship Intern, Northern Illinois University, College of Law

● Noah Brunner, Equal Justice America Fellowship Law Intern, University of Wisconsin, College of Law

● Anisha Joshi, College Student Intern, Harvard College

● Lucas Marra, Law School Intern, University of Minnesota, College of Law

● Joe O’Brien, Law School Intern, University of Illinois, College of Law

● Ethan Wong, High School Intern, York High School, Elmhurst, Illinois

Click on the images below to view YouTube recordings of presentations by CAC’s 2026 summer interns.