- Fair and Just Courts
- LGBTQ Equality
Paul Gordon is People For the American Way’s senior legislative counsel, where he focuses particularly on matters relating to the federal courts, including the Supreme Court. Gordon specializes in analysis of the real impacts of important court decisions, including cases on money in politics, voting rights, religious liberty, LGBTQ equality, and the growing power of corporate interests. He also regularly engages with government officials and national and state coalitions on judicial nominations to ensure that our courts have highly qualified, independent judges who take seriously our Constitution’s promises of equality, liberty, and justice. Gordon has been cited as an expert in both national and local media such as The Hill, McClatchy, the Latin Post, Al Jazeera America, the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, and Metro Weekly.
Politically active in Maryland for many years, Gordon has worked with state and local officials for LGBTQ equality and community welfare concerns. Gordon was previously an attorney at the Federal Communications Commission in Washington, DC, working on national regulatory policies for television and radio. He is a graduate of Yale University and Georgetown University Law Center. What he has always been most proud of is the love of his late husband Rick.
Paul Gordon's Areas of Expertise
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Blog Post | May 27, 2020
Captured Courts: Trump Judges’ Records Prove Harms of GOP Court-Packing
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Blog Post | May 20, 2020
Trump Judge Gives Immunity to Police Officer Who Shot Unarmed Man: Confirmed Judges, Confirmed Fears
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Blog Post | April 28, 2020
Trump Judge Nelson Would Deny Asylum to Man Who Was Not Given an Adequate Interpreter : Confirmed Judges, Confirmed Fears
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Blog Post | April 28, 2020
Trump Judge Narrowly Defines Racially “Hostile Work Environment” to Dismiss Employee’s Claim: Confirmed Judges, Confirmed Fears
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Blog Post | April 23, 2020
Judges Bennett and Nelson Cut Short Habeas Petitions Filing Deadline: Confirmed Judges, Confirmed Fears
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Blog Post | March 26, 2020
Britt Grant Gives Immunity to Violent Jail Employee’s Supervisors: Confirmed Judges, Confirmed Fears
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Blog Post | March 26, 2020
Trump Judge Eid Protects Police Who Fatally Shot Unarmed Man: Confirmed Judges, Confirmed Fears
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Blog Post | March 23, 2020
Daniel Collins Sides With Police in False Confession Case: Confirmed Judges, Confirmed Fears
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Blog Post | March 10, 2020
Rao Tries to Block House Democrats From Mueller Grand Jury Documents: Confirmed Judges, Confirmed Fears
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Blog Post | February 25, 2020
Trump Judges Uphold Man’s Imprisonment Although Police Ignored Request for Counsel: Confirmed Judges, Confirmed Fears