Judge Bars Citizenship Question for Census, Trump Administration Likely to Appeal

Judge Bars Citizenship Question for Census, Trump Administration Likely to Appeal
Multiple states around the country sued the Trump administration for its decision to add a citizenship question to the 2020 U.S. census. AP Photo/Michelle R. Smith/AP Photo, File
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A federal judge in New York has barred the Trump administration from reintroducing a question about citizenship into the 2020 census, a decision that will likely be appealed.

U.S. District Judge Jesse Furman handed down a 277-page decision on Jan. 15, ruling that while the question is constitutional, Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross had acted arbitrarily and did not follow procedure.