- 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 25, 2019
Confirmed Judges, Confirmed Fears: Trump Circuit Judge Tries to Allow Bank to Immediately Foreclose on Family who would Become Homeless
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Blog Post | February 22, 2019
Confirmed Judges, Confirmed Fears: Trump Judge Amy Coney Barrett Tries to Deny Post-Conviction Relief Despite Prosecutor Hiding Hypnosis of Key Witness
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Blog Post | February 20, 2019
Confirmed Judges, Confirmed Fears: Trump Circuit Judge Writes Opinion to Deny Opportunity to Immigrant to Apply for Citizenship
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Blog Post | February 19, 2019
Trump’s “Emergency” is Even More Dangerous than Last Month’s Threatened Declaration
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Blog Post | February 11, 2019
Confirmed Judges, Confirmed Fears: Trump Supreme Court Justices Cast Deciding Votes to Deny Religious Liberty Claim and Order Immediate Execution
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Blog Post | February 8, 2019
Confirmed Judges, Confirmed Fears: Votes of Trump Supreme Court and Fifth Circuit Judges Almost Unleash Louisiana Anti-Choice Law
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Blog Post | February 5, 2019
Rao’s Testimony Raises Even More Concerns about Kowtowing to the President
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Blog Post | February 4, 2019
Confirmed Judges, Confirmed Fears: Trump Circuit Judge Joins Dissent Arguing for Special Privileges for Religious Speech
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Blog Post | January 30, 2019
Confirmed Judges, Confirmed Fears: Trump Circuit Judge Writes Opinion and Casts Deciding Vote to Uphold Visa Denial
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Blog Post | January 29, 2019
Confirmed Judges, Confirmed Fears: Trump Circuit Judge Writes Opinion and Casts Deciding Vote to Excuse Bank from Liability for Fraud