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Why the Supreme Court Is Ruling on the Census
The U.S. census hasn’t asked every household about citizenship status since 1950. That could soon change — and with it, the balance of political power.
Conservatives, Often Wary of Foreign Law, Embrace It in Census Case
Many major democracies ask about citizenship in their censuses. Should that matter to the Supreme Court?
Losing Our Fourth Amendment Data Protection
The courts have shielded information when we have a “reasonable expectation” it will stay private. What happens when we stop believing?
Julian Assange and the Woeful State of Whistle-Blowers
As the media’s indispensable helpmates, don’t they deserve constitutional protection too?
On L.G.B.T. Rights, the Supreme Court Asks the Question
We’ll soon find out whether federal law protects L.G.B.T. employees from being fired for who they are.
Trump Might Get to Sabotage the Census After All
The Supreme Court seems poised to let the administration manipulate the 2020 count by adding a citizenship question to it.
The Supreme Court and the Census Question
Readers say the exercise will be politicized and flawed if a question about citizenship is included.
Split 5 to 4, Supreme Court Deals a Blow to Class Arbitrations
The justices ruled that an arbitration clause in an employment contract barred workers from banding together to pursue privacy claims.
The Three Big Problems With Trump’s Census
One of them: An obviously partisan Supreme Court.
How the Supreme Court’s Decision on the Census Could Alter American Politics
The Supreme Court is reviewing whether 2020 census respondents should say whether they are citizens. Political maps based only on the citizen population could tilt…