Supreme Court Punts Census Case, Giving Trump An Iffy Chance To Alter Numbers
The opinion said the case was "riddled with contingencies and speculation that impede judicial review." The president has been seeking to use a count that does not include undocumented immigrants.
by Nina Totenberg
Dec 18, 2020
2 minutes
The U.S. Supreme Court dodged a ruling on Friday on whether President Trump can exclude undocumented immigrants from a key census count.
In the unsigned opinion, the court said it would be premature to rule on the case right now because it is "riddled with contingencies and speculation" and even the Trump administration
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