- 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 | November 28, 2023
Biden Judge Overturns Trump Judge and Rules that Police Can be Sued for Arresting Someone for “Terrorism” Based on a Joke Posted on Facebook
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Blog Post | November 28, 2023
Biden Judge Gives Family Members Their Day in Court Against Companies that they Claim Caused Fatal Helicopter Crash of Army Pilots
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Blog Post | November 27, 2023
Trump Judge Strikes Down Important State Gun Safety Law
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Blog Post | November 26, 2023
Biden Judge Upholds Ruling that Demostrators Can Have Their Day in Court Against Police Charged With Using Excessive Force Against Them
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Blog Post | November 26, 2023
Biden Judges Cast Deciding Votes to Preserve Injunction Against Restrictive State Abortion Law Pending Appeal
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Blog Post | November 13, 2023
Biden Judge Rules that Insurance Company Victim Can Pursue Claim that Corporation Improperly Disclosed Confidential Information on Him to Insurer
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Blog Post | November 6, 2023
October Sees Biden Judges Playing Important Roles in Variety of Cases to Promote Justice
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Blog Post | November 2, 2023
Biden Judge Rules that Hmong Group Could Properly Prevent Proselytizing in Area they Rented at State Fairgrounds
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Blog Post | October 31, 2023
Biden Judge Rules that Postal Service Violated Law Prohibiting Disability Discrimination
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Blog Post | October 25, 2023
Biden Judge Orders Enforcement of NLRB Ruling Against Anti-Union Business