Hansi Lo Wang
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Law & Courts
What the Supreme Court's rejection of a controversial theory means for elections
The U.S. Supreme Court's decision to reject the most extreme version of the "independent state legislature theory" is expected to bring some stability to the 2024 elections — and invite more lawsuits.
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Politics
What the 2020 census can — and can't — tell us about LGBTQ people
The Census Bureau has released the most comprehensive national statistics to date about same-sex couples living together in the U.S. But many other LGBTQ people remain invisible in the census data.
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Politics
Is drawing a voting map that helps a political party illegal? Only in some states
A North Carolina court's unusual ruling has highlighted the fact that some states allow voting districts to be drawn in ways that make elections less competitive and help one political party win.
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Politics
The 2020 census may have missed a big share of noncitizens, the bureau estimates
A large share of non-U.S. citizens may have been missed in the 2020 tally of the country's residents, the Census Bureau says. The tally affects the distribution of political power and federal funds.
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Politics
Voter turnout for the 2022 midterm elections was the 2nd highest since 2000
Voter turnout for last year's elections was the second highest for a midterms since 2000, and close to half of voters cast ballots early or by mail, estimates from a Census Bureau survey show.
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Politics
A North Carolina court overrules itself in a case tied to a disputed election theory
North Carolina's highest court has overruled one of its own rulings, throwing into question if the U.S. Supreme Court will issue a decision on the major elections case known as Moore v. Harper.
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Race & Identity
Did the last census overcount Asian Americans? It depends on where you look
The U.S. Census Bureau said there was a national overcount of Asian Americans in its 2020 tally. But a new report finds Asian Americans may have also been left out of some state and county numbers.
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Law & Courts
How a major election theory case at the U.S. Supreme Court could get thrown out
A major U.S. Supreme Court case from North Carolina about a once-fringe election theory may end up getting tossed out of the high court now that a state court in GOP hands is rehearing the case.
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Politics
New 'Latino' and 'Middle Eastern or North African' checkboxes proposed for U.S. forms
The Biden administration is proposing that the U.S. census and federal surveys change how Latinos are asked about their race and ethnicity and add a checkbox for "Middle Eastern or North African."
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Politics
The lame-duck Senate has a new bill to protect the census after Trump's interference
Sen. Brian Schatz, D-Hawaii, has introduced a last-minute bill that could help protect the 2030 census and other counts from political interference. It's unlikely to move ahead.