B
Evidence Grade B
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under review
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Current
37
37 -- states with ban the box legislation for US states (2026)
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Evidence graded
Value
37
Unit
Count
Data Vintage
2026
Entity
Geography
US
Evidence Quality
B
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Sourced from a well-regarded research firm or industry leader with transparent methodology and a reasonably large sample.
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Score breakdown
Extraction
75
Source Trust
60
Citation Chain
20
Independence
30
Methodology
45
Freshness
95
Source
National Employment Law Project (NELP)
Primary
Tier B
https://www.backgroundchecks.com/ban-the-box ↗
Source Article
Ban The Box
Original Research
National Employment Law Project (NELP)
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Methodology
Cited from National Employment Law Project (NELP)
Methodology documented
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Industrymarketing
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US states: 37 states with ban the box legislation. Source: National Employment Law Project (NELP) (2026). Via Lighthouse Intelligence -- https://lighthousedata.io/data/ban-the-box-states-37
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