- 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 | December 20, 2019
How Trump Judges Are Trying to Repeal the New Deal
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Blog Post | December 13, 2019
Trump Judge Casts Deciding Vote to Dismiss Woman’s Claim That She Was Coerced Into Settling Lawsuit Against Day Care Center for Endangering Her Son: Confirmed Judges, Confirmed Fears
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Blog Post | December 10, 2019
Trump Judge Tries to Reverse Decision Halting Enforcement of State Anti-Loitering Law Aimed at Poor People: Confirmed Judges, Confirmed Fears
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Blog Post | December 10, 2019
Trump Judge Threatens Ability to Prove Workplace Discrimination Claims: Confirmed Judges, Confirmed Fears
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Blog Post | December 3, 2019
Trump Judges Try to Reverse Decision Giving Immigrant Another Chance to Get Asylum After Severe Mistreatment by Chinese Government: Confirmed Judges, Confirmed Fears
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Blog Post | December 2, 2019
Trump Judges Reverse Prior Decision and Partially Strike Down Lobbyist Disclosure Law: Confirmed Judges, Confirmed Fears
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Blog Post | December 2, 2019
Trump Judge Tries to Uphold Insurance Company’s Denial of Disability Benefits to Woman with Cancer: Confirmed Judges, Confirmed Fears
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Blog Post | December 2, 2019
Trump Judge Ignores Facts to Uphold Harsh Sentence: Confirmed Judges, Confirmed Fears
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Blog Post | November 19, 2019
Trump Judge Tries to Authorize Indefinite Imprisonment of Refugees: Confirmed Judges, Confirmed Fears
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Blog Post | November 14, 2019
Trump Judges’ Dissents Send Case on House Subpoena of His Tax Records to Supreme Court: Confirmed Judges, Confirmed Fears