- 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 | April 23, 2021
Trump Justices Cast Deciding Votes to “Gut” Precedent and Approve Sentencing 15-Year Old to Life Imprisonment Without Possible Parole: Confirmed Judges, Confirmed Fears
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Blog Post | April 22, 2021
Trump Judges Cast Key Votes to Take “Extraordinarily Disfavored” Step Concerning Appeal of Ruling Striking Down Restrictive Abortion Law: Confirmed Judges, Confirmed Fears
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Blog Post | April 21, 2021
Trump Judges Cast Deciding Votes to Strike Down Important Parts of Indian Child Welfare Law: Confirmed Judges, Confirmed Fears
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Blog Post | April 20, 2021
Trump Judge Rules that Grocery Chain Can Legally Discriminate against Visually Impaired People by Providing them with Inferior Services: Confirmed Judges, Confirmed Fears
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Blog Post | April 19, 2021
Trump Judges Rule that Federal Election Commission Can Prevent Court Review of its Failure to Enforce Election Laws: Confirmed Judges, Confirmed Fears
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Blog Post | April 15, 2021
Trump Judges Try to Invalidate Important ACA Implementation Rule By Reviving Discredited Nondelegation Doctrine: Confirmed Judges, Confirmed Fears
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Blog Post | April 14, 2021
Trump Judges Cast Deciding Votes to Uphold Restrictive State Abortion Law: Confirmed Judges, Confirmed Fears
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Blog Post | April 12, 2021
Trump Judge Tries to Severely Limit Federal Class Action Lawsuits Aimed at Corporate Misconduct: Confirmed Judges, Confirmed Fears
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Blog Post | April 12, 2021
Trump Justices Again Cast Deciding Votes to Grant Dangerous Special Exemption to Religion from COVID Health Rules: Confirmed Judges, Confirmed Fears
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Blog Post | April 9, 2021
Trump Judges Try to Reinstate Restrictive Trump Immigration Asylum Rule: Confirmed Judges, Confirmed Fears