- 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 | April 1, 2019
Confirmed Judges, Confirmed Fears: Other Trump 6th Circuit Judges Join Larsen in Trying to Rule for Insurance Company Against Mother Who was Improperly Denied Insurance Benefits
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Blog Post | April 1, 2019
Confirmed Judges, Confirmed Fears: Trump Circuit Judge Casts Deciding Vote to Uphold a Sentence More than 60 Years Longer than Usual
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Blog Post | March 29, 2019
Confirmed Judges, Confirmed Fears: Trump Circuit Judge Tries to Uphold Drug Conviction Despite No Direct Evidence
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Blog Post | March 28, 2019
Confirmed Judges, Confirmed Fears: Trump Circuit Judges Cast Deciding Votes to Limit Review of Harsher Sentences
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Blog Post | March 22, 2019
The Progressive Happy Hour: Confirmed Judges, Confirmed Fears
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Blog Post | March 21, 2019
Confirmed Judges, Confirmed Fears: Trump Supreme Court Justices Vote to Authorize Indefinite Detention of Immigrants Years After Release for Minor Crimes
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Blog Post | March 20, 2019
Confirmed Judges, Confirmed Fears: Trump Judge Tries to Excuse Immigration Board’s Failure to Consider Child Hardship from Parent’s Deportation
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Blog Post | March 18, 2019
Confirmed Judges, Confirmed Fears: Amy Coney Barrett Tries to Overturn Law Banning People Convicted of Felonies from Possessing Firearms
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Blog Post | March 14, 2019
Confirmed Judges, Confirmed Fears: Trump Circuit Judge Stops Citizens’ Groups from Raising Objections to Natural Gas Pipeline
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Blog Post | March 13, 2019
Confirmed Judges, Confirmed Fears: Trump Circuit Judges Vote to Uphold Defunding of Planned Parenthood