- 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 19, 2024
Biden Judges Rule that Medical Center can Collect Government Payments for Patients’ Medical Services when Patients Give it Permission
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Blog Post | January 17, 2024
Biden Judge Rejects Immunity for Prosecutor who Helped Get False Evidence that Convicted an Innocent Black Man
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Blog Post | January 17, 2024
Stopping Donald Trump Could Hinge on These Court Cases Against Him
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Blog Post | January 16, 2024
Biden Judges Uphold Injunction Against City’s Actions Punishing Homeless People
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Blog Post | January 9, 2024
Biden Judge Upholds Law Helping Fast Food Industry Workers
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Blog Post | January 3, 2024
Biden Judge Rules that Proposed Class Action Against Corporations for Contaminating Drinking Water Should Proceed
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Blog Post | January 2, 2024
Biden Judge Stops Law Requiring Library and Other Censorship in Public Schools
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Blog Post | December 18, 2023
Biden Judges Give Fired Employee his Day in Court to Prove Age Discrimination Claim
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Blog Post | December 18, 2023
Biden Judges Refuse to Grant Immunity to Probation Officer who Punched a Pregnant Woman in the Stomach
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Blog Post | December 15, 2023
Biden Judge Reverses Trump District Judge and Allows Case Charging FBI Abuse to Go Forward