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Tahmineh Dehbozorgi is a Litigation Fellow at the Institute for Justice. She brings experience from both the private and public sectors, having served as a summer associate at AT&T Global Public Policy, where she focused on cybersecurity and consumer privacy; a law clerk at the Federal Communications Commission, where she worked on communications law and regulatory processes; and a law clerk at the New Civil Liberties Alliance, where she concentrated on administrative law and impact litigation.

Tahmineh earned her J.D. from The George Washington University Law School, with a concentration in National Security and Cybersecurity Law. While at GW Law, she served as a Research Assistant to Professor Robert J. Cottrol and contributed to the book “To Trust the People with Arms: The Supreme Court and the Second Amendment.” In 2024, she received the President’s Volunteer Service Award from President Joseph R. Biden for her exemplary pro bono work. Tahmineh received her Bachelor of Arts in political science with a concentration in international relations magna cum laude from the University of California, Los Angeles. In 2020, she was awarded UCLA Chancellor’s Service Award.

Tahmineh spent her childhood in Iran. On 4th of July 2015, she left everything behind and came to the United States to seek freedom. Her upbringing ignites an unyielding passion to defend civil liberties and separation of powers.

In addition to her legal career, Tahmineh is a multilingual author with a background in public relations and media. Her writings have appeared in prominent outlets such as Fox News, National Review, RealClear Defense, and the Orange County Register, etc. Outside of her professional endeavors, Tahmineh is a classical musician and has been a member of The George Washington University Chamber Ensemble and UCLA Chorale.