- 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 | October 15, 2021
Trump Judge Casts Deciding Vote to Keep in Place Texas’ Near-Total Ban on Abortion: Our Courts, Our Fight
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Blog Post | October 14, 2021
Trump Judge Dismisses Case Against Prosecutor Accused of Covering Up Sexual Assault: Our Courts, Our Fight
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Blog Post | October 12, 2021
Trump Judge Immunizes Official from Any Liability for Death of Man Suffering From Lung Cancer Who was Taken into Custody: Our Courts, Our Fight
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Blog Post | October 8, 2021
Trump Judges Grant Injunction Against State Law Phasing Out Use of Private Prisons: Our Courts, Our Fight
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Blog Post | October 5, 2021
Kavanaugh Has Been Just As Dangerous As We Feared
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Blog Post | October 5, 2021
Trump Judge Dismisses Retaliation Complaint By Non-Profit Employing Disabled People: Our Courts, Our Fight
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Blog Post | September 28, 2021
Senate Committee to Probe Texas Abortion Ban and “Shadow Docket”
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Blog Post | September 27, 2021
Trump Judges Reverse District Court Decision Protecting Muslim Prisoner’s Religious Exercise Rights: Our Courts, Our Fight
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Blog Post | September 24, 2021
Trump Judge Decisions Harming Biden and Congressional Efforts
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Blog Post | September 23, 2021
Trump Judge Dismisses Claim of Deliberate Indifference to Painful Dental Condition: Confirmed Judges, Confirmed Fears*