- 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 | January 14, 2021
Trump Fifth Circuit Judge Casts Deciding Vote to Disregard Past Precedent and Hold that Worker Can be Contributorily Negligent for Serious Injury: Confirmed Judges, Confirmed Fears
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Blog Post | January 11, 2021
Trump Judges Prevent Claim Against Police Officer Whose Lies Put Women under Arrest and in Jail for More than Two Years: Confirmed Judges, Confirmed Fears
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Blog Post | January 8, 2021
Trump Judge Invites Supreme Court to Overrule his Decision Striking Down Restrictive Arkansas Abortion Laws and to “Revisit” Pro-Choice Precedent: Confirmed Judges, Confirmed Fears
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Blog Post | January 6, 2021
Trump Judge Reverses District Court and Grants Qualified Immunity in Sexual Assault Case: Confirmed Judges, Confirmed Fears
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Blog Post | January 4, 2021
Trump Judge Writes Decision that Keeps Gun Violence Information Secret: Confirmed Judges, Confirmed Fears
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Blog Post | January 4, 2021
Trump Judges Try to Deny Immigration Relief to Victim of Child Rape who Cooperated with Local Police: Confirmed Judges, Confirmed Fears
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Blog Post | January 4, 2021
Trump Judges Grant Special Exemption to Religious Schools from Temporary Pandemic-Related Closure Order: Confirmed Judges, Confirmed Fears
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Blog Post | January 4, 2021
Trump Judge Writes Decision Granting Overtime Pay to Oil Company Supervisor Who Already Made More than $200,000 Per Year: Confirmed Judges, Confirmed Fears
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Blog Post | December 23, 2020
Trump Judge Tries to Conceal Gun Violence Information: Confirmed Judges, Confirmed Fears
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Blog Post | December 21, 2020
Trump Justices Cast Deciding Votes to Vacate Decision Invalidating Trump Plan to Exclude Undocumented Immigrants in Redistricting: Confirmed Judges, Confirmed Fears