Through legislation, litigation, and community outreach, the project addresses election and voting issues with an emphasis on voter protection, voter participation and voter education. Additionally, Marissa works on discrimination and VESSA cases within the Employment Opportunity Project and researches potential new projects to address modern civil rights violations. Marissa began her term at CLC as a Civil Rights Fellow. Marissa graduated from Northwestern University School of Law in 2010, where she was the recipient of the John Henry Wigmore Scholarship and worked in two clinics, served on the Journal of International Human Rights and spent summers at the EEOC and a private plaintiffs’ firm. Prior to law school, Marissa worked as a Department of Defense contractor.