President Donald Trump announced that the Administration will not be proceeding with any further census litigation. The 2020 Decennial Census, which is already being printed, will be sent out without a citizenship question....more
The Commerce Department cannot include a citizenship question in the census – at least for now – according to the Supreme Court. In Department of Commerce et al. v. New York et al., the Court, in a 5-4 decision written by...more
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The Department of Commerce has been enjoined by a federal judge from including the citizenship question in the upcoming Census.
The case began on March 26, 2018, when Secretary of Commerce Wilbur L. Ross, Jr., announced...more