The Trump admin.'s decision to add a citizenship question to the 2020 US census 'threatens the very foundation of our democratic system,' a federal judge says.
Men take fliers encouraging the Arab population to fill out their 2010 Census forms in Bay Ridge, New York, on April 9, 2010.Get breaking news alerts and special reports. The news and stories that matter, delivered weekday mornings.SAN FRANCISCO — The Trump administration's decision to add a citizenship question to the 2020 U.S. census"threatens the very foundation of our democratic system," a federal judge said Wednesday.
Seeborg became the second judge to declare the move illegal, and the effect of his decision is limited. A federal judge in New York had previously blocked the administration from adding the question to the population count that occurs every 10 years, and the U.S. Supreme Court last month agreed to review that decision.An email to the U.S. Department of Justice seeking comment on the ruling was not immediately returned.
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