JOHN EHRETT
111 Park Street, #15-H • New Haven, CT 06511
(972) 955-5913 • [email protected]
EDUCATION
Yale Law School, New Haven, CT
Candidate for Juris Doctor, expected May 2017
Selected Coursework:
Administrative Law
Introduction to the Regulatory State
Ethics of Law and Markets
Private Law and Public Order
Comparative Constitutional Law
Criminal Law and Administration
Patrick Henry College, Purcellville, VA
Bachelor of Arts, summa cum laude, in Government: International Politics and Policy, May 2014
GPA: 3.92/4.00
Thesis: “Come As You Are: The Parallel Significance of Religious Liberty and LGBTQ Rights Issues in
Putin’s Russia” (Faculty Advisor: Dr. Stephen Baskerville)
Selected Coursework:
Public International Law
Constitutional Law
European Politics
Comparative Politics
International Relations
Political Science Research Methods
International Economics
History of Modern Russia
Media Law
American Political Institutions
Lomonosov Moscow State University, Moscow, Russia (Study Abroad, Summer 2011)
ACADEMIC PUBLICATIONS
Article, Opportunism as Crucible: Rethinking Equity in View of Reliance Interests and Legal Evolution
(2015) (under review), available at http://works.bepress.com/jsehrett/3/.
Comment, America’s Magisterium (2015) (under review), available at http://works.bepress.com/jsehrett/
4/.
Featured Note, Notes from a New Underground: The Intersection of Russian Orthodoxy, Religious
Liberty, LGBT Rights, and State Authority, 6 Creighton Int’l & Comp. L.J. 23 (2015).
Article, To Boldly Go: International Space Law and the Implications of Res Communis Doctrine, 5 Grove
City C. J.L. Pub Pol’y 65 (2014).
Book Note, 40 Yale J. Int’l L. 216 (2014) (reviewing James Clay Moltz, Crowded Orbits: Conflict and
Cooperation in Space (2014)).
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OTHER PUBLICATIONS
“The Transformative Power of Paradox.” Published in the online periodical Conciliar Post, July 29, 2015,
available at http://www.conciliarpost.com/theology-spirituality/the-transformative-power-of-paradox/.
“Dogma and the Boy Scouts.” Published in the online periodical Conciliar Post, July 20, 2015, available
at http://www.conciliarpost.com/politics-current-affairs/dogma-and-the-boy-scouts/.
“Embracing the Aesthetics of the Lab.” Published in the online periodical Conciliar Post, July 6, 2015,
available at http://www.conciliarpost.com/theology-spirituality/embracing-the-aesthetics-of-the-lab/.
“Little Chance to ‘Speak Now’ as Courts Decide Gay Marriage.” Published in The Federalist, June 26,
2015, available at http://thefederalist.com/2015/06/26/little-chance-to-speak-now-as-courts-decide-gaymarriage/.
“Fallen Superheroes Are Good for Us.” Published at Center for a Just Society, John Jay Institute,
September 18, 2014, available at http://www.centerforajustsociety.org/fallen-superheroes-are-good-forus/.
“What Is Evil?” Published in the online periodical Humane Pursuits, May 1, 2014, available at http://
humanepursuits.com/what-is-evil/.
Founder, author, and operator (since 2009) of LiteraryAnalysis.net, an online blog discussing popular
literature and cinema. Viewed approximately 300,000 times, syndicated in multiple locations, and
included in “Book Bunch” network of top critics selected by Handlebar Marketing.
ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE
The Yale Law Journal
Editor (2015-16)
2015-2016
Yale Journal of International Law
Features Editor (2015-16)
Editor and Source Coordinator (2014-15)
2014-2016
Thesis Research
2013-2014
Balancing Religious Liberty and LGBTQ Rights in the Russian Cultural Context
This thesis offers a contemporary examination of the historical-cultural and political forces underlying
current restrictions on Russian civil society. My original contribution to the literature is found in this
thesis’ interdisciplinary consideration of issues surrounding the intersection of liberty of religious
expression with liberty of LGBTQ expression in Vladimir Putin’s Russia.
Academic Mentoring
Patrick Henry College Peer Tutoring Program
Staffed “Learning Lab,” offering mentorship and advice to struggling students.
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2013-2014
HONORS & ACHIEVEMENTS
Yale Law School
• Finalist, Yale Law Library 2015 Short Story Competition
Patrick Henry College
• Highest Honors in Major
• President’s List, 2010-2014 (all semesters)
• Winner of Samuel Adams Debate Scholarship, Patrick Henry Scholarship
• 1st Place, 11th Annual Student Research Symposium
American Collegiate Moot Court Association
• 2014 National Championship: 9th place team
• 2013 National Championship: 9th place team, 15th place oralist
National Model United Nations (NMUN)
• NMUN 2014: Outstanding Delegation (highest award possible)
• NMUN 2013: Outstanding Delegation
• NMUN 2012: Outstanding Delegation
• NMUN 2011: Outstanding Delegation
British Parliamentary Debate
• Competitor: 2013 World Universities Debating Championship (Berlin, Germany), 2013 Oxford InterVarsity, 2013 Cambridge Inter-Varsity, 2013 Toronto Inter-Varsity, 2012 Cambridge Inter-Varsity
Boy Scouts of America
• Eagle Scout (2006)
• Order of the Arrow National Honor Society (inducted in 2009)
CAMPUS LEADERSHIP
• Yale Law Christian Fellowship: Executive Board (2015-16)
• Yale Federalist Society: Debates Chair (2015-16)
• National Model United Nations: Club President (2013-14), Chair of Commission on the Status of
Women (2014), Head Delegate (2013, 2014), Secretary of Finance (2012-13)
• British Parliamentary Debate: Student Assistant Coach (2013), Director of Mentorship (2012-13)
• Patrick Henry College Executive Cabinet: Secretary of the Senate (2012-14), Senate Technology
Commission (2011-2012)
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PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Bancroft PLLC, Washington, D.C.
Summer 2015
Summer Associate
Researched and drafted more than ten motions and memoranda on appellate-level issues in First
Amendment, ERISA, patent law, and Article III standing cases.
SCOTUSblog, Washington, D.C.
Petitions Intern
Tracked dockets, aggregated briefs, and built Supreme Court petition webpages.
2015-2016
Institute for Humane Studies, Arlington, VA
Summer 2014
Academic Networks Intern
Performed research and analysis of higher education markets. Researched and aggregated information on
over 2,000 academic job openings, and updated over 500 program records.
The Becket Fund for Religious Liberty, Washington, D.C.
Summer 2013
Communications Intern
Administered website of public interest law firm, releasing over 100 news updates. Updated internal firm
records for more than 400 cases and legal proceedings.
BreakPoint, Lansdowne, VA
Summer 2012
Marketing and Program Assistant
Drafted electronic donation appeals for nonprofit organization, reaching over 40,000 recipients. Initiated a
weekly newsletter exploring “ethics and current events,” with 8,000 subscribers.
REFERENCES
Professor William N. Eskridge, Jr.
John A. Garver Prof. of Jurisprudence
Yale Law School
P.O. Box 208215
New Haven, CT 06520
[email protected]
Frank Guliuzza, Ph.D.
Dean, Academic Affairs
Patrick Henry College
1 Patrick Henry Circle
Purcellville, VA 20132
[email protected]
Professor Daniel Markovits
Guido Calabresi Professor of Law
Yale Law School
P.O. Box 208215
New Haven, CT 06520
[email protected]
Emily Hardman, J.D.
Director of Communications
Becket Fund for Religious Liberty
3000 K. Street NW
Washington, D.C. 20007
[email protected]
Professor Henry B. Hansmann
Oscar M. Ruebhausen Professor of Law
Yale Law School
P.O. Box 208215
New Haven, CT 06520
[email protected]
Amanda Brand
Academic Placement Officer
Institute for Humane Studies
3434 Washington Boulevard
Arlington, VA 22201
[email protected]
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