- 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.
Paul Gordon's Areas of Expertise
All Posts
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Blog Post | September 11, 2012
A Diversity Milestone for Federal Judges
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Blog Post | September 6, 2012
8th Circuit Rules Against Disclosure Law
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Blog Post | September 4, 2012
Democratic Platform Open to a Constitutional Amendment
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Blog Post | August 29, 2012
Bush Judges Again Show Why the DC Circuit Matters
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Blog Post | August 17, 2012
Court Rejects Florida’s Efforts to Curtail Early Voting
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Blog Post | August 2, 2012
Appeals Court Rejects Right Wing Attack on Hate Crimes Law
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Blog Post | July 30, 2012
On Obstructing Judges, Senate Republicans Get Even Worse
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Blog Post | July 27, 2012
Filibuster of 10th Circuit Nominee Would Be Unprecedented
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Blog Post | July 26, 2012
Scalia’s Misdirection on Citizens United
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Blog Post | July 24, 2012
Who Would Be on the Romney Court?