California Judge Finds That Census Citizenship Question "Threatens Foundation" Of US Democracy
A second federal judge has struck down a decision by the Trump administration to add a question about citizenship to the 2020 US Census, ruling that it threatens "the very foundation of our democratic system."
US District Judge Richard Seeborg of the Northern District of California found the citizenship question unconstitutional in defiance of the Enumeration Clause - also known as the Census Clause....
Because it was ruled unconstitutional, Wednesday's ruling is far more legally significant than a January decision by a New York federal judge to strike down the citizenship, ruling that Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross violated the Administrative Procedure Act while deciding to add the question to the survey.
The Supreme Court is scheduled to hold a hearing about the New York ruling on April 23....