- 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 11, 2020
Trump Judge Tries to Authorize Lawsuits to Force Unions to Refund Legal Fair-Share Fees: Confirmed Judges, Confirmed Fears
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Blog Post | November 11, 2020
Trump Judge Tries to Excuse County for Policy Leading to the Death of African American Child through Child Abuse: Confirmed Judges, Confirmed Fears
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Blog Post | November 11, 2020
Trump Judge Casts Deciding Vote to Deprive Public of Meaningful Right of Access to Bail Hearings: Confirmed Judges, Confirmed Fears
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Blog Post | November 11, 2020
Trump Judges Stop Black Men from Trying to Prove that Job Offers Were Improperly Withdrawn Because of Past Convictions: Confirmed Judges, Confirmed Fears
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Blog Post | November 5, 2020
Trump Judge Cuts Damages Verdict Against Officer Who Used Excess Force by $150,000: Confirmed Judges, Confirmed Fears
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Blog Post | November 5, 2020
Trump Judge Allows State to Seize Payments for Future Medical Needs of Medicaid Recipients: Confirmed Judges, Confirmed Fears
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Blog Post | November 2, 2020
Trump Judges Try to Make it Harder to Prove Improper Failure to Accommodate a Disability under the Americans with Disabilities Act: Confirmed Judges, Confirmed Fears
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Blog Post | November 2, 2020
Trump Judge Casts Deciding Vote to Disrupt Counting of Absentee Ballots in Minnesota: Confirmed Judges, Confirmed Fears
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Blog Post | October 29, 2020
Trump Judge Casts Deciding Vote to Harm People Using Mail-In Ballots in Missouri: Confirmed Judges, Confirmed Fears
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Blog Post | October 29, 2020
Trump Justice Gorsuch Tries to Block Counting of North Carolina Absentee Ballots Received More than Three Days After Election Day and Threatens Post-Election Disqualification in Pennsylvania: Confirmed Judges, Confirmed Fears