Kirsten Hanlon

Kirsten Hanlon joined the ACLU of Pennsylvania in August 2024 as a Penn Carey Law Catalyst Fellow. She received her undergraduate degree in neuroscience & behavior and peace studies from the University of Notre Dame and holds a J.D. from the University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School. At Penn Carey Law, Kirsten was involved in the Advocacy for Racial and Civil Justice Clinic, conducted research on excessive fines and the role of amicus briefs in federal district courts, and was an articles editor of the University of Pennsylvania Law Review. She also completed an internship with the Capital Habeas Unit of the Office of the Federal Public Defender for the Middle District of Tennessee and an externship with ACLU-PA.