Can Trump Use an Executive Order to Add the Citizenship Question to the Census?
The Supreme Court rejected the reasoning behind the administration's proposed addition of the question, so the president would need to provide a new rationale.
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Census Bureau Economists Provide More Evidence Against the Citizenship Question
In a new working paper, five Census Bureau economists find that adding a citizenship question to the 2020 census would only reduce accuracy and increase costs.
Real-Life Stories of Race and Policing
The president's recent Task Force on 21st Century Policing had one big omission: historical context. If we are going to reform police behavior, that means recognizing the underpinnings of African-American discrimination in the United States and using it as a launching point for a broader dialogue.
What ‘Literacy Tests’ Looked Like in Louisiana Before the Voting Rights Act
Since the Supreme Court struck down a key part of the Voting Rights Act, states have already moved to implement changes to voting laws previously identified as discriminatory. Is this what we're going back to?
The Supreme Court’s Week in Review: One Step Forward, Three Steps Back
Yes, the historic ruling on same-sex marriage was a triumph, but the Roberts Court has done major damage this week to the project of civil rights.
Lyndon Johnson and Martin Luther King Talking Over the Voting Rights Act
The court's reversal of the 1965 Voting Rights Act assumes politics has changed. But this historic phone call sounds pretty familiar.