John B. Claffey ’17 is a Law & Public Policy Scholar at Temple University James E. Beasley School of Law. While in Washington, Mr. Claffey spent his summer working for the U.S. Department of Justice, Civil Division, Torts Branch, Aviation and Admiralty Section. Prior to coming to Temple, Mr. Claffey graduated from Catholic University with a B.A. in Politics and a minor in Rhetoric and Writing. Since before his college years, he has been interested in politics and public policy. Throughout his undergraduate and legal studies, Mr. Claffey has been interested in constitutional law and civil rights. Mr. Claffey’s policy interest for the summer is campaign finance and, specifically, eliminating individual campaign spending limits and reforming statutes related to Super PACs and lobbyists. After graduation, Mr. Claffey hopes to pursue a career in civil rights and constitutional law.
