- 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 | August 3, 2019
Trump Judge Eric Miller Would Have Denied Asylum Based On an Incomplete Record
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Blog Post | August 1, 2019
Lindsey Graham Opens a New Frontier of Lawlessness
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Blog Post | July 31, 2019
Trump Judge Allison Eid Omits Key Facts to Rule for Corporation in Mine Safety Case: Confirmed Judges, Confirmed Fears
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Blog Post | July 26, 2019
Judge Who Blocked Trump’s Asylum Case Shows Why the Courts Are So Important
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Blog Post | July 15, 2019
Confirmed Judges, Confirmed Fears: 6th Circuit Trump Judges Pile “Hunch Upon Hunch” to Uphold Search Warrant
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Blog Post | July 11, 2019
Fourth Circuit Panel Dismisses Maryland and D.C.’s Emoluments Lawsuit
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Blog Post | July 10, 2019
Confirmed Judges, Confirmed Fears: Trump Judge Casts Deciding Vote Denying Attorneys’ Fees to Immigrant Unjustly Denied Asylum
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Blog Post | June 27, 2019
On Partisan Redistricting, Kavanaugh Closes the Door that Kennedy Had Left Open
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Blog Post | June 14, 2019
Trump Judges Affirm Misguided Visa-Denial Decision by Amy Coney Barrett
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Blog Post | June 13, 2019
Confirmed Judges, Confirmed Fears: Joan Larsen Would Let Bank Enforce Confusing Paycheck-Advance Loan Agreements