- 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 | June 21, 2022
Biden-Nominated Judge Casts Deciding Vote to Give Worker the Chance to Prove Age Bias Case Despite Trump Judge Dissent: Our Courts, Our Fight
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Blog Post | June 13, 2022
Trump Judge Again Forces Biden Administration to Continue Restrictive Trump Immigration Enforcement Policy
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Blog Post | June 9, 2022
Trump Justices Cast Deciding Votes to Significantly Limit Accountability for Misconduct by Border Agents Even Against US Citizens
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Blog Post | June 6, 2022
Who is Michael Luttig and Why Should You Care that He Will Testify Before the January 6 Committee?
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Blog Post | May 31, 2022
Biden-Nominated Judge Overturns Trump Judge and Rules that Insurrectionists Can be Barred from Holding Public Office: Our Courts, Our Fight
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Blog Post | May 24, 2022
Trump Justices Cast Deciding Votes to Seriously Weaken the Constitutional Right to Counsel
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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