The Census Bureau is proposing to add two new parts to the Code of Federal Regulations governing the decennial census of population and housing. First, the Census Bureau is proposing to add a part out...

Below is a list of our public QSIDE datasets. You can read more about the context and methodology for data collection in the associated studies included below. All data sets are available for use in t...

A Trump census proposal would stop asking about race and exclude millions of U.S. residents from a count that the 14th Amendment says must include the "whole number of persons in each state."

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Where a legal scholar works shapes publication outcomes nearly as much as what they write. Law reviews, the primary publication market for legal scholarship in the United States, are run by student ed...

Data reveals that judges with law enforcement backgrounds are more likely to order pretrial detention and set high bail. In other words, judicial appointments are jail policy.

Trans rights, politics internet culture, gaming, and the occasional sports thing. A newsletter by independent journalist Katelyn Burns.

And how hospitals can be fighting back against the DOJ's attacks We are proud to bring you this guest essay by Williams College professor Chad M. Topaz NYU Langone Health faced a 9 a.m. deadline thi...

Peer-Reviewed Papers Judicial Professional Background and Pretrial Detention Outcomes. Oren, O., Topaz, C. M. Journal of Law and Courts (2025). Quantifying Fair Chance Policy Implementation and Employ...

Vera works closely with government and civic leaders to urgently build and improve justice systems that ensure fairness, promote safety, and strengthen…

The evidence suggests that limiting the number of A grades is not the way to go.

Unlocking Justice: The Power of Data to Confront Inequity and Create Change by Chad M. Topaz. Princeton University Press, 2026.

The following is a guest post from Chad Topaz, author of the forthcoming book,  Unlocking Justice: The Power of Data to Confront Inequity and Create Change: Commentary on Callais has emphasized the de...

Join us for a FREE Virtual Reading of Unlocking Justice: The Power of Data to Confront Inequity and Create Change by author Chad Topaz!

On April 29, in Louisiana v. Callais, the Supreme Court rendered Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act, in Justice Kagan’s words, “all but a dead letter.” The 6-3 decision reset the rules for challenging...

Unlocking Justice: The Power of Data to Confront Inequity and Create Change by Chad M. Topaz. Forthcoming June 2026 from Princeton University Press.

Join us for a FREE Virtual Reading of Unlocking Justice: The Power of Data to Confront Inequity and Create Change by author Chad Topaz!

Reserve a place in our upcoming summer session! Kickstart your social justice research agenda with QSIDE! The QSIDE Institute is proud to announce the launch of the Data4Justice Accelerator, a trainin...

The Trace is tracking gun incidents connected to Trump’s deployment of immigration agents. Know of an incident? Please be in touch.

Reserve a place in our upcoming summer session! Kickstart your social justice research agenda with QSIDE! The QSIDE Institute is proud to announce the launch of the Data4Justice Accelerator, a trainin...

Former prosecutors dominate new judicial appointments, influencing bail, detention, and the very outcomes reforms aimed to fix.

Reserve a place in our upcoming summer session! Kickstart your social justice research agenda with QSIDE! The QSIDE Institute is proud to announce the launch of the Data4Justice Accelerator, a trainin...

Immigration Advocates Network is a free national online network that supports legal advocates working on behalf of immigrants' rights.

Anonymous community-driven tool to report and track ICE (Immigration and Customs Enforcement) activity. Help protect undocumented immigrants and their families by sharing real-time safety alerts.

Anonymous community-driven tool to report and track ICE (Immigration and Customs Enforcement) activity. Help protect undocumented immigrants and their families by sharing real-time safety alerts.

Below is a list of our public QSIDE datasets. You can read more about the context and methodology for data collection in the associated studies included below. All data sets are available for use in t...

Below is a list of our public QSIDE datasets. You can read more about the context and methodology for data collection in the associated studies included below. All data sets are available for use in t...