- Fair and Just Courts
- LGBTQ Equality
Paul Gordon is People For the American Way’s senior legislative counsel, where he focuses particularly on matters relating to the federal courts, including the Supreme Court. Gordon specializes in analysis of the real impacts of important court decisions, including cases on money in politics, voting rights, religious liberty, LGBTQ equality, and the growing power of corporate interests. He also regularly engages with government officials and national and state coalitions on judicial nominations to ensure that our courts have highly qualified, independent judges who take seriously our Constitution’s promises of equality, liberty, and justice. Gordon has been cited as an expert in both national and local media such as The Hill, McClatchy, the Latin Post, Al Jazeera America, the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, and Metro Weekly.
Politically active in Maryland for many years, Gordon has worked with state and local officials for LGBTQ equality and community welfare concerns. Gordon was previously an attorney at the Federal Communications Commission in Washington, DC, working on national regulatory policies for television and radio. He is a graduate of Yale University and Georgetown University Law Center. What he has always been most proud of is the love of his late husband Rick.
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Blog Post | December 18, 2019
Trump Judge Casts Deciding Vote in Lawless Judicial Assault on the ACA: Confirmed Judges, Confirmed Fears
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Blog Post | December 16, 2019
Trump Judge James Ho Issues Another Jeremiad Against Abortion Rights
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Blog Post | December 16, 2019
Trump Judges Newsom and Grant Overlook Threat of Torture in Ruling Against Asylum Seeker: Confirmed Judges, Confirmed Fears
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Blog Post | December 16, 2019
Trump Judge Katsas Cuts Off Judicial Review of Controversial Family Planning Funding Decisions: Confirmed Judges, Confirmed Fears
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Blog Post | November 25, 2019
Trump Judge Bade Would Make Employee Who Lost Discrimination Case Pay Walmart a Quarter of His Salary: Confirmed Judges, Confirmed Fears
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Blog Post | November 21, 2019
Trump Judge Bade Would Have Blocked Student’s Disabilities Accommodation Claim: Confirmed Judges, Confirmed Fears
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Blog Post | November 4, 2019
Trump Wants Menashi on the Court That Just Ruled Against Him on His Taxes
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Blog Post | October 30, 2019
Trump Judge Katsas Would Make It Easier to Fire Whistleblowers: Confirmed Judges, Confirmed Fears
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Blog Post | October 30, 2019
Trump Judge’s Dissent Claims DOJ Cannot Enforce a Key Part of the Americans with Disabilities Act: Confirmed Judges, Confirmed Fears
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Blog Post | October 25, 2019
Trump Judge Rao Would Have Ruled That Guantánamo “Detainees” Have No Due Process Rights: Confirmed Judges, Confirmed Fears