- 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 | May 21, 2019
Confirmed Judges, Confirmed Fears: Kavanaugh and Gorsuch Cast Deciding Votes to Overrule Precedent and Further Endanger Roe v. Wade
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Blog Post | May 15, 2019
Confirmed Judges, Confirmed Fears: Trump Circuit Judge Casts Deciding Vote to Allow State to Unfairly Suspend Poor People’s Drivers Licenses
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Blog Post | May 13, 2019
Confirmed Judges, Confirmed Fears: Trump Circuit Judge Tries to Uphold City Criminalization of Homelessness
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Blog Post | May 10, 2019
Confirmed Judges, Confirmed Fears: Trump Circuit Judge Tries to Deny Attorneys’ Fees to Worker Who Was Denied Disability Benefits
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Blog Post | May 9, 2019
Confirmed Judges, Confirmed Fears: Trump Circuit Judge Tries to Deny Attorneys’ Fees in Voting Rights Case
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Blog Post | May 6, 2019
Confirmed Judges, Confirmed Fears: Trump Circuit Judge Casts Deciding Vote to Undermine Fair Housing Act
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Blog Post | April 30, 2019
Decision by Republican-Appointed Appellate Judges Threatens Protest Leaders with Lawsuits, Violating First Amendment Rights
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Blog Post | April 29, 2019
Confirmed Judges, Confirmed Fears: Trump Circuit Judges Vote to Erode Fourth Amendment Protections
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Blog Post | April 29, 2019
Don’t Buy the Barr-Graham ‘Spying’ Scam
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Blog Post | April 15, 2019
Confirmed Judges, Confirmed Fears: Kavanaugh and Gorsuch Vote to Authorize Painful Execution