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Tung Yin is a Professor of Law at Lewis & Clark Law School, specializing in national security and terrorism law. He joined the Lewis & Clark faculty in 2009 after teaching for seven years at The University of Iowa College of Law, where he held the position of professor and Claire Ferguson Carlson Faculty Fellow. Prior to his academic career, Yin practiced law with Munger Tolles & Olson LLP in Los Angeles, specializing in white-collar corporate criminal defense and employment law.
Yin earned his BS from the California Institute of Technology in 1988, followed by an MJ and JD from the University of California, Berkeley, where he graduated Order of the Coif in 1995. His legal education was complemented by clerkships with the Hon. Edward Rafeedie (U.S. District Court for the Central District of California), Hon. William J. Holloway (U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit), and Hon. J. Clifford Wallace (U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit).
Professor Yin's research focuses primarily on national security and terrorism law, with scholarship ranging from legal issues arising out of indefinite military detention of suspected terrorists at Guantanamo Bay to race and religion in the perception of terrorism, to drone terrorism. His 2025 monograph National Security Lies examines presidential lies about national security matters. His work has been cited in judicial opinions from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth and Ninth Circuits, as well as state supreme courts in Florida and Georgia.
His recent publications demonstrate a consistent focus on national security law, criminal procedure, and civil liberties, with increasing attention to contemporary issues like drone technology, racial justice in criminal justice reform, and the intersection of technology and surveillance. His scholarship often bridges theoretical legal analysis with practical implications for law enforcement and national security policy.
Yin frequently provides commentary for major media outlets including The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, The Los Angeles Times, and various broadcast news organizations, where he offers expert analysis on high-profile criminal matters and national security issues.
His teaching portfolio includes Criminal Procedure I and II, Sentencing, Evidence, and National Security Law. He brings both academic expertise and practical legal experience to his classroom, having worked as a practicing attorney before entering academia. Professor Yin's multilingual abilities include Mandarin (limited working proficiency) and Japanese (elementary proficiency), which enhance his capacity to engage with international legal issues.
