- 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 | May 6, 2021
Trump Judge Keeps Secret Records Concerning Privacy Threats Posed by Drone Use: Confirmed Judges, Confirmed Fears
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Blog Post | May 5, 2021
Trump Judge Orders Nationwide End to CDC Eviction Moratorium
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Blog Post | May 5, 2021
Trump Judge Tries to Grant Immunity to Police for Coercing a False Confession from Thirteen Year-Old: Confirmed Judges, Confirmed Fears
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Blog Post | May 4, 2021
Trump Judge Casts Deciding Vote to Excuse Improper Police Interrogation of a Person Without Miranda Warnings After They Punched and Handcuffed Him: Confirmed Judges, Confirmed Fears
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Blog Post | April 30, 2021
Trump Judge Overturns Injunction Restricting Dangerous 3-D Gun Blueprints: Confirmed Judges, Confirmed Fears
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Blog Post | April 28, 2021
Trump Judges Try to Revive Attack by Trump Administration on State Law that Helps Former Workers at Closed Nuclear Facility: Confirmed Judges, Confirmed Fears
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Blog Post | April 28, 2021
Trump Judge Tries to Prevent Black Police Officer from Pursuing Claim that He was Improperly Retaliated Against: Confirmed Judges, Confirmed Fears
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Blog Post | April 27, 2021
Trump Judge Upholds Qualified Immunity for Police Officer Charged with Improperly Seizing Person’s Phone and Punishing Him for Taking Pictures of Police Conduct: Confirmed Judges, Confirmed Fears
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Blog Post | April 26, 2021
Trump Sixth Circuit Judges Cast Deciding Votes to Keep Restrictive Tennessee Abortion Law in Effect: Confirmed Judges, Confirmed Fears
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Blog Post | April 26, 2021
Trump Judge Casts Deciding Vote to Dismiss Prisoner’s Complaint that Officials Are Deliberately Indifferent to COVID-19 Risk: Confirmed Judges, Confirmed Fears