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Day: March 8, 2019

U.S. District Court Rules Addition of a Citizenship Question to the 2020 Census is Unconstitutional

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OAKLAND, CA — On Wednesday, March 6, the United States District Court for the Northern District of California ruled in favor of the City of Oakland, the State of California and other plaintiffs, blocking the Trump administration from adding a question on citizenship status to the 2020 Census. California v. Ross, U.S. District Court, Northern […]

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