- 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 23, 2022
Trump Judge Forces Biden Administration to Continue Restrictive Trump Asylum Policy
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Blog Post | April 29, 2022
Trump Judge Blocks Biden Repeal of Restrictive Trump Immigration Policy
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Blog Post | April 29, 2022
House Judiciary Subcommittee Hearing Explores Alternatives on Supreme Court Ethics Reform
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Blog Post | April 21, 2022
Trump Judge Mask Mandate Ruling Harms CDC Ability to Prevent and Combat Pandemics
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Blog Post | April 7, 2022
Trump Justices Cast Deciding “Shadow Docket” Votes to Reinstate Trump Rule and Harm Clean Water Protection
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Blog Post | April 5, 2022
Trump Judges Issue Three More Rulings Damaging Biden Efforts to Protect Public Health and National Security, and to Reform Harmful Immigration Policies
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Blog Post | March 28, 2022
Trump Justices Help Supreme Court Majority to Harm Minority Voting Rights in Shadow Docket Ruling
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Blog Post | March 23, 2022
First Two Days of Judge Jackson Hearings Show She Clearly Belongs on the Supreme Court
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Blog Post | March 17, 2022
What’s At Stake with the Supreme Court and the Nomination of Judge Jackson: LGBTQ+ Rights
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Blog Post | March 15, 2022
What’s At Stake with the Supreme Court and the Nomination of Judge Jackson: Voting Rights