- 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 | November 30, 2020
Trump Justices Help Authorize Immediate Execution to Help Carry Out Trump-Barr Plan to Maximize Executions Before Trump Leaves Office: Confirmed Judges, Confirmed Fears
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Blog Post | November 30, 2020
Another Trump Judge Tries to Partly Overturn Federal Law Banning Firearms Possession by People Convicted of Felonies: Confirmed Judges, Confirmed Fears
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Blog Post | November 27, 2020
Trump Justices Cast Deciding Votes to Exempt Churches from COVID-19 Health Rules: Confirmed Judges, Confirmed Fears
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Blog Post | November 24, 2020
Trump Judges Help Authorize States to Prevent Medicaid Patients from Choosing their Own Health Care and to Cut Off Medicaid Funding to Planned Parenthood: Confirmed Judges, Confirmed Fears
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Blog Post | November 23, 2020
Trump Judges Strike Down Laws Protecting LGBTQ Youth From Dangerous “Conversion Therapy”: Confirmed Judges, Confirmed Fears
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Blog Post | November 18, 2020
Trump Judge Tries to Allow Firing and Layoff of Employees in Retaliation for Unionization: Confirmed Judges, Confirmed Fears
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Blog Post | November 17, 2020
Trump Sixth Circuit Judge Casts Deciding Vote to Remove Lawful Permanent Resident Who Has Been Here More than 15 Years: Confirmed Judges, Confirmed Fears
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Blog Post | November 15, 2020
Trump Judge Rules that Big Banks Can Pay Zero Interest to Consumers on Escrow Accounts Related to Loans Purchased from Savings Associations: Confirmed Judges, Confirmed Fears
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Blog Post | November 13, 2020
Trump Judges Argue That Agents Should Have Broad Power to Search and Seize People and Cell Phones at the Border: Confirmed Judges, Confirmed Fears
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Blog Post | November 11, 2020
Trump Judge Tries to Prevent Lawsuit Against County that Kept All Proceeds From Sale of Foreclosed Property: Confirmed Judges, Confirmed Fears