Supreme Court says no, for now, on census citizenship question

THE U.S. SUPREME COURT sent the issue of adding a citizenship question to the 2020 census back to the U.S. Department of Commerce, finding the department's explanation of its reasons to introduce the question inadequate. / BLOOMBERG FILE PHOTO/AL DRAGO
THE U.S. SUPREME COURT sent the issue of adding a citizenship question to the 2020 census back to the U.S. Department of Commerce, finding the department's explanation of its reasons to introduce the question inadequate. / BLOOMBERG FILE PHOTO/AL DRAGO
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Supreme Court issued a mixed decision on the Trump administration’s bid to add a citizenship question to the 2020 census, saying the Commerce Department’s explanation for adding the question was inadequate. Acting in the marquee case of its 2019-2020 term, the court said a federal judge was right to send the…

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