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Mitchell Carney

Fellow_PublicPolicy_Headshot_CarneyMitchell

Mitchell Carney

Organization

Rappaport Center at Boston College Law School

Program

Rappaport Law and Public Policy Fellow

Year

2019

The Rappaport Center for Law and Public Policy Fellows Program affords 12 law students from eight Massachusetts law schools the opportunity to work in a state or local government agency during the summer.

Law School
Boston College, Rising Law School

Agency
Massachusetts Commission Against Discrimination

Project Description
At the Massachusetts Commission Against Discrimination, the Commonwealth’s civil rights law enforcement agency, Mitchell conducted investigations into allegations of discrimination in the areas of employment, housing, and public accommodation. Additionally, Mitchell conducted research into the effect of federal legislation on state anti-discrimination law.

Mitchell is a 2015 graduate of Smith College, where he earned his BA in Psychology and a dual minor in Economics and Religion. Prior to law school, Mitchell served as a Victims’ Advocate for the Philadelphia District Attorney’s Office, where he worked with survivors of child abuse, sexual assault, and domestic violence to elevate their voices and achieve justice.