- 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 | July 9, 2019
Confirmed Judges, Confirmed Fears: Trump Circuit Judge Tries to Excuse Weakening of Mine Safety Rules
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Blog Post | July 8, 2019
Confirmed Judges, Confirmed Fears: Trump Circuit Judge Tries to Stop Laid Off Employees From Pursuing Discrimination Claim
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Blog Post | July 2, 2019
Gorsuch and Kavanaugh Vote to Empower Trump Administration to Add Citizenship Question to Census and Almost Let It Do So Dishonestly
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Blog Post | June 28, 2019
Confirmed Judges, Confirmed Fears: Four Trump Circuit Judges Try to Allow Religious School to Fire Employee Because of Breast Cancer
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Blog Post | June 21, 2019
Confirmed Judges, Confirmed Fears: Kavanaugh and Gorsuch Cast Deciding Votes to Overrule Another Precedent, Both Harming Local Government and Endangering Roe v. Wade
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Blog Post | June 18, 2019
Confirmed Judges, Confirmed Fears: Trump Circuit Judges Barrett and Brennan Joined Dissent Foreshadowing Clarence Thomas’ Anti-Abortion Screed
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Blog Post | June 17, 2019
Confirmed Judges, Confirmed Fears: Kavanaugh and Gorsuch Cast Deciding Votes to Allow Public Access Cable TV Censorship
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Blog Post | June 13, 2019
Confirmed Judges, Confirmed Fears: Trump Circuit Judge Casts Deciding Vote to Disregard Role of Police in Stroke Victim’s Death
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Blog Post | June 10, 2019
Confirmed Judges, Confirmed Fears: Trump Circuit Judge Casts Deciding Vote to Reject Claim of Substantial Interference with Defense
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Blog Post | June 7, 2019
Confirmed Judges, Confirmed Fears: Trump Circuit Judge Tries to Excuse Nursing Home’s Mistreatment of Resident