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Justices seem ready to OK asking citizenship on census

Immigration activists rally outside the Supreme Court as the justices hear arguments over the Trump administration’s plan to ask about citizenship on the 2020 census,
in Washington, Tuesday, April 23, 2019.
Associated Press
By MARK SHERMAN There appeared to be a clear di- resident about citizenship in the American household was 1950.
Associated Press vide between the court’s liberal census, finding that the question Three conservative justices, Samu-
WASHINGTON (AP) — Despite evi- and conservative justices in argu- would discourage many immi- el Alito, Neil Gorsuch and Clarence
dence that millions of Hispanics ments in a case that could affect grants from being counted . Two Thomas, had expressed skepticism
and immigrants could go uncount- how many seats states have in the of the three judges also ruled that about the challenge to the ques-
ed, the Supreme Court’s conserva- House of Representatives and their asking if people are citizens would tion in earlier stages of the case,
tive majority seemed ready Tues- share of federal dollars over the violate the provision of the Consti- but Chief Justice John Roberts and
day to uphold the Trump adminis- next 10 years. States with a large tution that calls for a count of the Brett Kavanaugh had been silent,
tration’s plan to inquire about U.S. number of immigrants tend to vote population, regardless of citizen- possibly suggesting a willingness to
citizenship on the 2020 census in a Democratic. ship status, every 10 years. The last disrupt the administration’s plan.
case that could affect American Three lower courts have so far time the question was included
elections for the next decade. blocked the plan to ask every U.S. on the census form sent to every Continued on Page 2

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