- 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 | August 13, 2021
Trump Judges Rule that Gender Discrimination against Students by Public Charter School Cannot Violate Constitution: Confirmed Judges, Confirmed Fears
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Blog Post | August 11, 2021
Trump Judge Reverses District Court to Reinstate Vague State Abortion Law: Confirmed Judges, Confirmed Fears
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Blog Post | August 10, 2021
Trump Judge Completes Crusade to Reinstate Restrictive Abortion Law: Confirmed Judges, Confirmed Fears
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Blog Post | August 6, 2021
Trump Judge Tries to Reverse Jury Verdict Against Police for Wrongfully Choking and Killing Unarmed Innocent Man: Confirmed Judges, Confirmed Fears
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Blog Post | August 4, 2021
The Eviction Crisis Shows Why Federal Courts Matter
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Blog Post | August 2, 2021
Trump Judges Dismiss Appeal Concerning Deliberate Indifference to Medical Needs as Frivolous Without Any Written or Oral Argument: Confirmed Judges, Confirmed Fears
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Blog Post | August 2, 2021
Trump Judge Reverses Decision Ruling that Individual Received Constitutionally Ineffective Assistance of Counsel Because of a Clear Conflict of Interest: Confirmed Judges, Confirmed Fears
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Blog Post | August 1, 2021
Trump Judge Casts Deciding Vote to Reject Claim that Individual Received Ineffective Assistance from Counsel who Failed to Advise him of his Right to Appeal: Confirmed Judges, Confirmed Fears
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Blog Post | July 30, 2021
Trump Judge Casts Deciding Vote to Uphold Ruling Excusing City from Responsibility for Police Misconduct: Confirmed Judges, Confirmed Fears
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Blog Post | July 27, 2021
Trump Judges Uphold Trump Judge Decision to Rule that CDC’s Important Eviction Moratorium is Illegal: Confirmed Judges, Confirmed Fears