"DOJ tests limits of secretive, never-before-used court to deport suspected terrorist”
CBS News quoted Aram Gavoor in this article on the Justice Department’s use of a secretive court to pursue the deportation of suspected terrorists.
Aram A. Gavoor
Aram A. Gavoor
Associate Dean for Academic Affairs; Associate Professor of Law; Professor (by courtesy), Trachtenberg School of Public Policy & Public Administration
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Aram A. Gavoor is the Associate Dean for Academic Affairs and an internationally recognized public law scholar with a focus on regulation, technology, and national security. His co-authored work was cited by the U.S. Supreme Court in Department of Commerce v. New York (2019). His scholarship has earned placement in the Florida Law Review, Indiana Law Journal, Ohio State Law Journal, and other law journals. He has briefed and argued over a dozen high-profile public law cases before a majority of the U.S. Courts of Appeals and numerous cases before almost a third of the 94 U.S. District Courts. Associate Dean Gavoor frequently shares his national security, technology law, regulatory, and federal courts expertise with international news media, including The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, The Washington Post, CNN, BBC World News, NBC News, and numerous other outlets. In 2021, the National Law Journal named Associate Dean Gavoor a Rising Star (top 40 under 40) honoree.
Earlier in his career, Associate Dean Gavoor served as Senior Counsel for National Security in the Civil Division of the U.S. Department of Justice, as third-in-rank Counselor to the Administrator of the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs in the White House Office of Management and Budget, and in private practice. He received the Attorney General's Award for Distinguished Service in 2019, the Civil Division Special Commendation Award in 2020, 2019, and 2018, and a Commendation from the Human Rights and Special Prosecutions Section of the Criminal Division in 2018.
Associate Dean Gavoor previously served on the law school’s part-time faculty from 2008-2017 before accepting a term-limited position as Visiting Associate Professor from 2017-2019. He received GW Law’s Distinguished Adjunct Faculty Teaching Award from the 2020 and 2017 graduating classes. He currently teaches the Administrative Law, Issues & Appeals Clinic, which he founded. For years, he taught Constitutional Law II, Administrative Law, National Security Law, and Federal Courts.
In the News
Lawfare quoted Aram Gavoor in this article examining the revival of the little-used "alien terrorist” removal court and the legal questions surrounding its use.
"DOJ’s ‘Alien Terrorist’ Court Tactic Set for Lengthy Legal Fight”
Bloomberg Law quoted Aram Gavoor in this article on the legal challenges surrounding the Justice Department’s use of the "alien terrorist” removal court.
BA, University of Michigan; JD, George Washington University; LLM, Georgetown University