Christopher Lin ’19 is a student at Temple University Beasley School of Law, where he is a Rubin-Presser Social Justice Fellow, Weisman Fellow, 2017 Law and Public Policy Scholar, and Beasley Scholar. He is also the President of the Temple Law Democrats and Vice-President of the American Constitution Society for the 2017-2018 school year. After graduating summa cum laude with departmental honors in political science from the University of Pittsburgh, Mr. Lin obtained a master’s degree in public policy from Georgetown. After working for the federal government in D.C., he then worked in local government for the city of Pittsburgh. While there, Mr. Lin was a board member of the Young Democrats of Allegheny County and the Greenfield Community Association, and a fellow with the New Leaders Council and the Mayor’s Civic Leadership Academy. Mr. Lin is currently a law clerk with the Democratic staff of the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Government Affairs, Subcommittee on Federal Spending Oversight and Emergency Management. Mr. Lin’s research is focused on the intersection of civil liberties, technology, and homeland security.
