Research Assistants

Jessie B Bolton is a second-year student at Texas Law with interests in conflict resolution and human rights. Before law school, she worked as a staffer at the Texas Capitol and in peacebuilding for the joint Israeli-Palestinian organization Parents Circle – Families Forum. Jessie B holds a B.A. in International Studies from Pepperdine University and a Certificate in Conflict Management from the Straus Institute of Dispute Resolution. At Texas Law, she serves in CLS and WLC leadership positions and is a member of the Board of Advocates. She is passionate about bolstering basic human dignity and religious freedom for all.

Sydney Jean Gottfried is a second-year student at Texas Law. Prior to law school, she worked for NBC News Channel in Washington, DC, and then in late-night television as an associate producer for The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon in New York. At Texas Law, she is a member of the Texas Law Review, OUTLaw (the LGBTQ+ affinity group), and the Women’s Law Caucus. She graduated from Georgetown University with a degree in Government. Sydney Jean is interested in First Amendment protections for the press. During her 1L summer, she interned for the Media Freedom and Information Access Clinic at Yale Law School.

Veda Tsai is a third-year law student at Texas Law, where her research and studies are focused on the First Amendment. She graduated from the University of Texas at Dallas, where she studied the intersection between healthcare and law. Before law school, she was a congressional intern for the House of Representatives in Washington D.C. and at the Federal District Court for the Northern District of Texas. Recently, she clerked for Chief Judge David C. Godbey in the Northern District of Texas District Court and is also the Chief Articles Editor of the Texas Law Review. Her motivation is her most beautiful cat, who enjoys chewing on Post-it notes.