- 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 | October 18, 2023
Biden Judge Upholds Gun Safety Rules in State Parks and Playgrounds
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Blog Post | October 11, 2023
Biden Judges Ensure that Former Employee Can Raise Disability Discrimination Claim
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Blog Post | October 11, 2023
Biden Judge Casts Deciding Vote to Give Contractor His Day in Court on Unjust Enrichment Claims Against Big Bank
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Blog Post | October 10, 2023
Biden Judge Casts Deciding Vote Overturning Reduced Damages Award to Accident Victim, Despite Trump Judge Dissent
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Blog Post | October 6, 2023
Biden Judges Play Key Roles in September Rulings on Environmental Protection and Police Accountability
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Blog Post | October 2, 2023
Biden Judges Rule that Prosecutors Must Prove Someone Knew They Had a Machinegun Before A Thirty-Year Penalty Can Be Imposed
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Blog Post | September 27, 2023
Biden Judge Provides Deciding Vote to Reject EPA Rule Exempting Drilling and Other Temporary Operations from Air Pollution Regulation
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Blog Post | September 20, 2023
Biden Judges Reverse Lower Court Ruling Upholding Extension of Traffic Stop to Conduct Search and Seizure Despite Trump Judge Dissent
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Blog Post | September 19, 2023
Biden Judge Casts Deciding Vote to Give Family of Man Shot by Police their Day in Court on Wrongful Death Claim
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Blog Post | September 18, 2023
Trump Judge Pens Disturbing Opinion Comparing Child Bearing People to Animals in the Wild