- 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 | February 24, 2020
Sotomayor Slams Trump, Conservative Justices for Bias: Confirmed Judges, Confirmed Fears
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Blog Post | February 21, 2020
Trump Judge Claims Court Can’t Enforce Award in Worker Disability Case: Confirmed Judges, Confirmed Fears
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Blog Post | February 13, 2020
Trump Judge Claims that Fire Department’s Immunization Policy Could be Invalid as Applied to Religious Firefighter: Confirmed Judges, Confirmed Fears
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Blog Post | February 13, 2020
Trump Judges Try to Prevent Withdrawal of Guilty Plea Despite Court Error: Confirmed Judges, Confirmed Fears
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Blog Post | February 10, 2020
Trump Judge Casts Deciding Vote to Dismiss Amputation Workplace Injury Case: Confirmed Judges, Confirmed Fears
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Blog Post | February 10, 2020
Trump Judge Ignores Sentencing Error to Require Man to Spend 10 More Years in Prison: Confirmed Judges, Confirmed Fears
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Blog Post | February 7, 2020
Trump Judges Threaten to Strip Protestors’ First Amendment Rights: Confirmed Judges, Confirmed Fears
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Blog Post | February 7, 2020
Trump Judge Excuses Harassment by High School Teacher and Football Coach: Confirmed Judges, Confirmed Fears
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Blog Post | January 30, 2020
Dershowitz Claim Proves the Need for Witnesses at Senate Impeachment Trial
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Blog Post | January 29, 2020
Trump Judge Tries to Give White Voters Another Chance to Prove Racial Discrimination Claim: Confirmed Judges, Confirmed Fears