November 21, 2018
Saying "enough is enough," a New York federal judge has rejected the federal government's latest bid to pause a case over the addition of a citizenship question to the 2020 census, saying the repeated attempts must make "Sisyphus happy," quoting the French philosopher Albert Camus.
October 26, 2018
Both the Southern District of New York and the Second Circuit on Friday refused to pause a trial over the inclusion of a citizenship question on the 2020 census, thwarting the Trump administration's latest bid to shield government officials from testifying in court.
September 24, 2018
U.S. Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross must sit for a deposition on the addition of a question to the 2020 census concerning the citizenship status of respondents, as the federal government has made it clear that he was personally involved in the decision, a New York federal court held on Friday.
September 14, 2018
Manhattan U.S. District Judge Jesse M. Furman told the Trump administration Friday he is likely to order a trial to determine if Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross was motivated by legitimate policy reasons, or by discrimination, when he added a question about citizenship status to the 2020 census.
September 05, 2018
A number of states and immigration organizations challenging the inclusion of a citizenship question on the 2020 census urged a New York federal court Tuesday to compel the federal government to release a number of documents that officials have sought to shield from view.
July 26, 2018
A New York federal judge on Thursday struck down the Trump administration's attempts to shield review of its decision to add a question about citizenship status to the 2020 census, allowing a pair of challenges to proceed in court.
July 03, 2018
A Manhattan federal judge indicated Tuesday that he is unlikely to dismiss a challenge to the Trump administration's addition of a question about citizenship status to the 2020 census, and added he sees reason to suspect bad faith on the part of a Cabinet member who has given shifting explanations for the origin of the controversial policy.
May 29, 2018
The federal government has urged a New York federal court to toss a suit filed last month by several states and municipalities that challenges a recent decision to add a question to the 2020 census about whether respondents are U.S. citizens, arguing the communities fail to raise a legitimate legal question.
May 09, 2018
A Manhattan federal judge said Wednesday he will move quickly to resolve a challenge by a coalition of states to the Trump administration's controversial decision to add a question on citizenship status to the 2020 census, noting the approaching population count and the high likelihood of appellate review.
April 03, 2018
New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman led a coalition of states, cities and mayors Tuesday in a New York federal court challenge to the U.S. Department of Commerce's decision to add a question on citizenship status to the 2020 census, saying its inclusion will lead to an inaccurate census count.