Institute Index
January 21, 2011 -
Date on which the U.S. Supreme Court issued the landmark Citizens United decision by a 5-4 vote, ending the prohibition on corporate spending in elections and allowing certain anonymous contributions: 1/21/2010 Amount of spending by outside groups in the 2010 U.S. mid-term elections: $294.2 million
January 13, 2011 -
The constitutional amendment that guarantees citizenship and equal protection under the law to all persons born in the United States and under its jurisdiction: 14th
January 6, 2011 -
Of the 10 U.S. gun dealers that sold the most firearms traced to crimes over the past four years, number in the South: 5 Of the 10 states with the most crime guns exported per 100,000 inhabitants, number in the South: 7*
December 16, 2010 -
Over the past five years, percent of the 100 largest U.S. metro areas where racial segregation increased: 25 Percent of those same metro areas where segregation increased for Hispanics: 50