Lawsuit is seeking to reverse the administration’s decision to add a question about citizenship to the census questionnaire for the first time in history.
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Judge Hearing 2020 Census Citizenship Question Testimony
Federal trial began for lawsuits challenging Trump administration’s addition of citizenship question to 2020 census, a plan that a different court blocked.
Trump to Ask Supreme Court to Decide Census Dispute
President Donald Trump’s administration on Tuesday said it will seek immediate Supreme Court review to ask people taking part in the 2020 national census.
Why the Census Ruling Was a Victory for Equal Representation
Americans expect and deserve a fair and accurate census and the removal of the citizenship question will help ensure that equal representation occurs.
Court Blocks Citizenship Question on US Census
U.S. District Judge said that decision to add the citizenship question was made before data was collected to show that a change in policy was necessary.
Thoughts on Eliminating Political Parties
The danger is not in partisanship, it is in allowing partisans to control government. The question is how do we accommodate partisanship in our political infrastructure, without allowing parties to control the process?
Trial Begins Today in Challenge to Census Citizenship Question
Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law and Public Counsel, law firm Manatt, Phelps & Phillips will make opening statements today in a federal trial.
Judging the Latest Proposals for Making Congress Bigger
1929,U.S had 122 million people, 48 states and 435 members of the House.Today, they have 327 million people, 50 states and, still, a House with 435 members.
Cronyism and Waste Accusations Roil Government Publishing Office
Cronyism, wasteful spending and other misconduct roil a little-known federal agency in charge of producing and distributing government’s official documents.
NY Projected to Lose the Most Congressional Seats in 2020
Election Data Services released its 2018 Appointment Study, finding that New York could lose two congressional seats based on projected Census data in 2020.