- 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 | February 16, 2021
Trump Justices Split In Unusual Case on Religion and the Death Penalty: Confirmed Judges, Confirmed Fears
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Blog Post | February 16, 2021
Trump Judge Tries to Prevent Requiring Unpublished Immigration Decisions to be Publicly Released: Confirmed Judges, Confirmed Fears
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Blog Post | February 16, 2021
Trump Judge Writes Decision Excusing Manufacturer for Failing to Warn Consumers of Risks of Using Medical Product: Confirmed Judges, Confirmed Fears
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Blog Post | February 16, 2021
Trump Judge Casts Deciding Vote to Send Black Man Back to Prison Despite COVID-Related Compassionate Release: Confirmed Judges, Confirmed Fears
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Blog Post | February 10, 2021
Senate Republicans Should Stop Delaying Justice Department Confirmations
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Blog Post | February 8, 2021
Trump Judge Casts Deciding Vote to Authorize Police to Stop and Question Black Man Without Reasonable Suspicion: Confirmed Judges, Confirmed Fears
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Blog Post | February 8, 2021
Trump Justices Again Cast Deciding Votes to Grant Dangerous Special Exemption to Churches from COVID-19 Limits: Confirmed Judges, Confirmed Fears
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Blog Post | February 5, 2021
Free Speech Arguments Against Trump’s Impeachment Dishonor The First Amendment
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Blog Post | February 5, 2021
Trump Judge Writes Decision Authorizing Courthouse’s Christmas Nativity Scene Even Though it Sends a Message of Government Endorsement of Religion: Confirmed Judges, Confirmed Fears
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Blog Post | February 3, 2021
Trump Justices Try to Prevent Any Judicial Review of Federal Board’s Refusal to Reopen Denial of Railroad Workers’ Disability Claims: Confirmed Judges, Confirmed Fears