Census

Supreme Court blocks 2020 Census citizenship question as 'contrived'; filings tie rationale to Hofeller partisan plan

2019-06-27 00:00:00 +0000 UTC | Importance: 10/10

In Department of Commerce v. New York, the Supreme Court held that the Secretary’s stated rationale for adding a Census citizenship question was “contrived” and set aside the decision. Separate court filings introduced the late GOP strategist Thomas Hofeller’s 2015 study and …

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Commerce Inspector General Finds Wilbur Ross Lied to Congress About Census Citizenship Question

2019-06-13 00:00:00 +0000 UTC | Importance: 8/10

The Commerce Department Inspector General found that Secretary Wilbur Ross lied to Congress about multiple issues, including the addition of a citizenship question to the 2020 Census and his divestment of Navigator Holdings stock. Ross twice told Congress the addition of the citizenship question was …

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