Rights

Solving the Problem of Prison Gerrymandering

Solving the Problem of Prison Gerrymandering

The U.S. Census Bureau should count incarcerated people where they are from—not where they are incarcerated.

Addressing an Algorithmic PATTERN of Bias

Addressing an Algorithmic PATTERN of Bias

The Justice Department pledges to address racial bias in an algorithm that determines early release.

Aborting the Right to Abortion

Aborting the Right to Abortion

A leaked draft of a Supreme Court opinion turns the national debate over Roe v. Wade on its head.

Immigrants Living Under a Different Regulatory Scheme

Immigrants Living Under a Different Regulatory Scheme

Scholars and advocates address regulatory frameworks that govern immigrants without legal status.

The Regulation of Black Families

The Regulation of Black Families

The United States should replace its current family surveillance system with one that improves children’s welfare.

The False Promise of “Third-Category” Worker Laws

The False Promise of “Third-Category” Worker Laws

Proposition 22 and similar laws exacerbate workforce inequalities.

How Agencies Can Better Regulate for Racial Justice

How Agencies Can Better Regulate for Racial Justice

The federal government should promote racial equity assessments, equity planning, and audits.

How the Carceral State Punishes Survivors

How the Carceral State Punishes Survivors

Survivors of color who report domestic violence and sexual assault risk exposure to further harm.

Ending the Racial Housing Gap

Ending the Racial Housing Gap

Regulators should require banks to lend to Black homebuyers to remedy centuries of discrimination.

Priorities and the State of Implicit Bias in Crimmigration

Priorities and the State of Implicit Bias in Crimmigration

Written immigration enforcement priorities might promote transparency but still might not address inequities.

Land Use Regulation and Residential Segregation

Land Use Regulation and Residential Segregation

Policymakers must address how local governments have created segregation through their policy choices.

Race and Regulation

Race and Regulation

Experts examine how regulatory policies disproportionately affect communities of color.