United States-As per court filing Justice Department still pondering census citizenship move


Reuters | Updated: 06-07-2019 00:10 IST | Created: 05-07-2019 23:46 IST
United States-As per court filing Justice Department still pondering census citizenship move
In a filing made in Maryland federal court in response to a court deadline, lawyers for the Trump administration indicated that they have not yet finalized a new rationale for adding the query after being blocked in the Supreme Court on June 27. Image Credit: Blue Diamond Gallery
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The U.S. Justice Department is still considering how to proceed in an effort to add a citizenship question to the 2020 U.S. Census, according to court papers filed on Friday.

In a filing made in Maryland federal court in response to a court deadline, lawyers for the Trump administration indicated that they have not yet finalized a new rationale for adding the query after being blocked in the Supreme Court on June 27.

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