- Fair and Just Courts
- Government Accountability
- Church-State Issues
Senior Fellow Elliot Mincberg has researched and analyzed the Supreme Court, the Department of Justice, religious liberty and other civil rights/civil liberties issues for more than three decades. At PFAW, Elliot’s work centers around judicial appointments, which he’s focused on since Robert Bork’s nomination to the Supreme Court, and right-wing attacks on LGBT rights and religious liberty. Prior to his role as senior fellow at PFAW, he served as legal director and general counsel for PFAW and PFAW Foundation, as chief counsel for oversight and investigations of the House Judiciary Committee, and as a partner at a major DC law firm. He also serves on the Committee on Religious Liberty of the National Council of Churches and the National Advisory Board of the Religious Freedom Center of the Newseum Institute.
Mincberg has been cited as an expert in national publications including the New York Times, Washington Post, the Los Angeles Times, and the Nation and has appeared on national broadcast outlets such as CNN and NPR. He’s testified before Congress on key issues and his work has been published in outlets such as the Aspen Journal of Ideas, Salon, and the Huffington Post. He has actively participated in federal and state court litigation at all levels on religious liberty, discrimination, and voting rights issues.
Elliot Mincberg's Areas of Expertise
All Posts
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Blog Post | May 30, 2023
Biden Judge Reverses Trump Lower Court Judge and Rules that Exhaustion of State Remedies is Not Required in Disability Discrimination Case
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Blog Post | May 30, 2023
Biden Judge Reverses Lower Court and Allows Lawsuit Against Police to Proceed for Fabricating Evidence Despite Trump Judge Dissent
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Blog Post | May 26, 2023
Biden Judge Casts Deciding Vote to Uphold Important High School Diversity Policy Despite Trump Judge Dissent
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Blog Post | May 1, 2023
Biden Judge Allows Black Woman to Proceed with Title VII Retaliation Claim Despite Trump Judge Dissent
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Blog Post | May 1, 2023
Biden Judge Preliminarily Upholds State and Local Gun Safety Laws Restricting Assault Weapons and Ammunition
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Blog Post | April 25, 2023
Biden Judge Reverses Lower Court and Authorizes Passengers to Sue Government for Assaults by TSA Screeners
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Blog Post | April 24, 2023
Biden Judge Reverses Trump Lower Court Judge and Gives Employee a Chance to Prove Age Bias Case
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Blog Post | April 18, 2023
Biden Judge Casts Deciding Vote to Allow Mother to Pursue Claims that State Agencies Violated Federal Law in Depriving Her of Parental Rights
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Blog Post | April 10, 2023
Biden Judge Reverses Lower Court and Rules that January 6 Rioters, and Possibly Trump, Can be Prosecuted For Obstruction of Official Proceedings
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Blog Post | April 3, 2023
Biden Judge Reverses Lower Court and Rules that Consumers Can Pursue Class Action Against Insurance Company for Investment Fraud