The Committee on Law and Justice will convene an ad hoc committee to review and assess existing evidence on how observed racial differences in criminal justice might be reduced through public policy.

Rising inequality has harmed low-income families not only by depriving them of a fair share of society’s income growth, but also in a more specific way: It has stacked the legal system even more ...

This article is authored by Anita Anand, development and communications consultant.

The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine are private, nonprofit institutions that provide expert advice on some of the most pressing challenges facing the nation and world. Our ...

This activity was supported by contracts between the National Academy of Sciences and Arnold Ventures (20-05123), Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation No. INV-025407, The Joyce Foundation (SG-20-43354), ...

This is the second in a series of opinion pieces exploring new ways to look at wealth and philanthropy. Elizabeth Alexander, president of the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, is among the philanthropy ...

Historical injustices such as slavery and colonialism are not just matters of the past but active forces shaping present-day ...

As Vice President Kamala Harris recently declared to Midwestern voters, “We must fight for a future where every American has an opportunity to own a home, start a business, and build wealth.” With ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Associate Justice Sonia Sotomayor sits during a group photo of the Justices at the Supreme Court in Washington, DC on April 23, ...

The Baldy Center Podcast features Matthew Dimick discussing his recent book, Ending Income Inequality: A Critical Approach to the Law and Economics of Redistribution. Dimick explores how legal rules ...

Kansas Chief Justice Marla Luckert addressed what she called the “justice gap” in her fourth annual state of the judiciary speech to Kansas lawmakers. Luckert was referring to the ability of less ...