- 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 | September 1, 2021
Trump Judge Casts Deciding Vote to Approve Denial of COVID-Related Compassionate Release Request Without Specific Explanation: Confirmed Judges, Confirmed Fears
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Blog Post | August 30, 2021
Trump Judges Cast Key Votes to Block Even a Hearing on Texas Law Banning Abortion After Six Weeks: Confirmed Judges, Confirmed Fears
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Blog Post | August 30, 2021
Trump Judges Provide Deciding Votes to Reject Claim that Prosecutor Improperly Excluded Blacks from Black Man’s Jury: Confirmed Judges, Confirmed Fears
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Blog Post | August 27, 2021
Trump Justices Cast Key Votes to Block Eviction Moratorium Despite COVID-19 Resurgence: Confirmed Judges, Confirmed Fears
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Blog Post | August 27, 2021
Trump Judges Reverse Prior Order and Invalidate District Court Ruling Trying to Prevent White Flight from Desegregating School Districts: Confirmed Judges, Confirmed Fears
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Blog Post | August 26, 2021
Trump Judge Casts Deciding Vote to Allow Solo Police Questioning Even After Individual Stated He Wanted a Lawyer Present: Confirmed Judges, Confirmed Fears
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Blog Post | August 24, 2021
Trump Judges Cast Deciding Votes to Reverse Panel Decision and Reinstate Death Penalty Against Intellectually Disabled Black Man: Confirmed Judges, Confirmed Fears
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Blog Post | August 23, 2021
Trump Judges Reverse District Court and Grant Qualified Immunity to Police Officer Charged with Improperly Arresting and Searching 12 and 14 Year-Old Boys: Confirmed Judges, Confirmed Fears
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Blog Post | August 20, 2021
Trump Judge Again Blocks Biden Administration Order and Mandates Return to Troubling Trump Immigration Policy
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Blog Post | August 20, 2021
Trump Judges Cast Deciding Votes to Reverse Prior Rulings and Put Into Effect Restrictive Texas Abortion Law: Confirmed Judges, Confirmed Fears