The Latest: Supreme Court blocks census citizenship question

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The Latest: Supreme Court blocks census citizenship question

The Supreme Court is seen in Washington, Monday, June 17, 2019. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)/ The Supreme Court is forbidding President Donald Trump's administration from adding a citizenship question to the 2020 census for now. The court says the Trump administration's explanation for wanting to add the question was "more of a distraction" than an explanation. It's unclear whether the administration would have time to provide a fuller account. Census forms are supposed to be printed beginning next week. The court ruled 5-4 on Thursday, ...

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