- 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 | March 2, 2021
Trump Judge Argues that Claim Against Corporation for Failing to Make Pension Payments Should be Dismissed Without Trial: Confirmed Judges, Confirmed Fears
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Blog Post | March 1, 2021
Trump Judge Casts Deciding Vote to Dismiss Class Action Claim Against Corporation for Improper Secret Recordings of Consumers: Confirmed Judges, Confirmed Fears
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Blog Post | February 25, 2021
Trump Judges Cast Deciding Votes to Leave in Effect a Ruling that Prevented African Americans from Seeking Relief from Employment Discrimination: Confirmed Judges, Confirmed Fears
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Blog Post | February 25, 2021
Trump Judge Tries to Create “Good Behavior” Exception to Federal Law Prohibiting Those Convicted of Domestic Violence from Possessing Firearms: Confirmed Judges, Confirmed Fears
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Blog Post | February 25, 2021
Trump Judge Tries to Stop Permanent Injunction Against Restrictive State Abortion Law: Confirmed Judges, Confirmed Fears
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Blog Post | February 25, 2021
Trump Judge Tries to Authorize Cutoff of Social Security Disability Benefits Without Giving Claimants a Chance to Rebut Negative Evidence: Confirmed Judges, Confirmed Fears
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Blog Post | February 25, 2021
Trump Judge Tries to Dismiss Claim Against Corporation for Renting Defective Product that Caused Serious Injury: Confirmed Judges, Confirmed Fears
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Blog Post | February 23, 2021
Trump Judge Tries to Protect Corporation from False Advertising Claim: Confirmed Judges, Confirmed Fears
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Blog Post | February 23, 2021
Trump Judges Try to Limit and Weaken Ninth Circuit Post-Conviction Review in Death Penalty Cases: Confirmed Judges, Confirmed Fears
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Blog Post | February 16, 2021
Trump Judges Approve Exclusion of Expert Evidence in Trial of Woman Sentenced to Death: Confirmed Judges, Confirmed Fears