The Supreme Court ruled 5-4 on Thursday that the Trump administration cannot add a citizenship question to the 2020 census. The court said the administration's explanation for the addition was insufficient, though Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross was within his authority when adding the question. "We are presented, in other words, with an explanation for agency action that is incongruent with what the record reveals about the agency's priorities and decisionmaking process," reads the decision. Opp...
Supreme Court blocks Trump's citizenship question from 2020 census -- for now
The Week - 27 Jun 2019 17:12
The Supreme Court ruled 5-4 on Thursday that the Trump administration cannot add a citizenship question to the 2020 census. The court said the administration's explanation for the addition was insufficient, though Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross was within his authority when adding the question. "We are presented, in other words, with an explanation for agency action that is incongruent with what the record reveals about the agency's priorities and decisionmaking process," reads the decision. Opp...
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