- 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 | August 17, 2020
Trump Judge Tries to Affirm Denial of Social Security Disability Benefits: Confirmed Judges Confirmed Fears
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Blog Post | August 14, 2020
Trump Judges Cast Key Votes to Uphold Summary Judgment Against Woman’s Retaliation Lawsuit: Confirmed Judges, Confirmed Fears
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Blog Post | August 14, 2020
Trump Judge Casts Deciding Vote to Dismiss Claim of Deliberate Indifference to Threat of Violence at Juvenile Detention Center: Confirmed Judges, Confirmed Fears
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Blog Post | August 13, 2020
Trump Judge Tries to Excuse Corporation from Any Responsibility for Injuries Caused by Nitric Acid Plant: Confirmed Judges Confirmed Fears
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Blog Post | August 12, 2020
Trump Judge Upholds Alabama Voter ID Law: Confirmed Judges, Confirmed Fears
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Blog Post | August 12, 2020
Trump Judge Casts Deciding Vote to Approve Deportation to Country Despite Finding that Immigrant Would Likely Be Tortured There: Confirmed Judges, Confirmed Fears
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Blog Post | August 11, 2020
Trump Judge Writes Opinion Dismissing Charge that Corporation Violated Americans with Disabilities Act: Confirmed Judges, Confirmed Fears
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Blog Post | August 11, 2020
Trump Judge Writes Majority Opinion Affirming Nullification of Jury Verdict that Corporation Improperly Fired Employee with MS Shortly After She Took FMLA Leave: Confirmed Judges, Confirmed Fears
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Blog Post | August 10, 2020
Trump Judge Casts Deciding Vote to Reverse Lower Court and Immunize Police Officer Against Charges of Excessive Use of Force against African American Woman: Confirmed Judges, Confirmed Fears
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Blog Post | August 10, 2020
Trump Judge Casts Deciding Vote to Permit Continued Detention of Immigrant Who Has Already Been In Custody for More than Two Years: Confirmed Judges, Confirmed Fears