Fight over census citizenship question hits Supreme Court
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(Worthy News) – The battle over the Trump administration’s efforts to add a question on citizenship to the 2020 census is hitting the Supreme Court.
The justices will hear arguments on Tuesday over the administration adding the question, a controversial move that has sparked legal battles throughout the U.S. court system.
The Commerce Department, which administers the census, is expected to argue that it has the authority to collect data on citizenship and that the question is needed to help with the Justice Department’s enforcement of the Voting Rights Act. [ Source: The Hill (Read More…) ]
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