Sawyer is the Paralegal and Research Associate at the Constitutional Accountability Center. He recently graduated from Pomona College, where he studied politics, specializing in political theory and American politics.

As an undergraduate, Sawyer interned with the Liberty and National Security Program at the Brennan Center for Justice, where his research largely focused on privacy and First Amendment protections. Prior to that, he helped to secure public benefits for low-income clients as an intern at Delaware Community Legal Aid Society. He intends to pursue a career in public interest law.