The Trump administration urged the Supreme Court to exclude illegal aliens from the 2020 Census count, which eliminates that population from the allocation of congressional seats and Electoral College votes that officially determine the presidency.
Oral argument took place telephonically on Nov. 30 in the case known as Trump v. New York. The hearing was scheduled to last 80 minutes but ran 93. The nation’s highest court put the case on a fast track because various census-related deadlines are nearing. A decision could come down by year’s end.
