- 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
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Blog Post | October 13, 2020
Barrett’s Evasiveness on Supreme Court Conservatives Targeting Progressive Precedents
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Blog Post | September 19, 2020
McConnell Must Think Americans Are Really Stupid
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Blog Post | September 18, 2020
Trump Judges Rule That Certain Immigration Decisions By the Administration Cannot Be Reviewed By Courts: Confirmed Judges, Confirmed Fears
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Blog Post | September 11, 2020
Trump Judges Help Florida Republicans Take Away Returning Citizens’ Right to Vote: Confirmed Judges, Confirmed Fears
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Blog Post | September 8, 2020
Trump Judge Gives Immunity to Jail Officials in Death of a New Mexico Man: Confirmed Judges, Confirmed Fears
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Blog Post | September 8, 2020
Trump Judge Rules Against Criminal Defendant Whose Lawyer Gave the Jury Information Against Him: Confirmed Judges, Confirmed Fears
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Blog Post | August 21, 2020
Trump Judge Would Have Upheld Firing Despite Evidence of Unlawful Retaliation: Confirmed Judges, Confirmed Fears
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Blog Post | August 20, 2020
Trump Judge Would Have Made It Easier to Deny a Man Disability Benefits: Confirmed Judges, Confirmed Fears
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Blog Post | August 19, 2020
Trump Judges Would Block Lawsuit in FBI Spying Case: Confirmed Judges, Confirmed Fears
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Blog Post | August 18, 2020
Trump Judge Would Send Asylum Applicant to Face Worsening Anti-LGBTQ+ Persecution: Confirmed Judges, Confirmed Fears