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Can the census ask if you're a citizen? Here's what's at stake in the Supreme Court battle over the 2020 census

  • Written by Jonathan Entin, Professor Emeritus of Law and Adjunct Professor of Political Science, Case Western Reserve University
Can the census ask if you're a citizen? Here's what's at stake in the Supreme Court battle over the 2020 censusCitizenship may be included in the next census questionnaire.Maria Dryfhout/shutterstock.com

For the first time in decades, the 2020 census might include a question asking whether or not each counted person is a citizen.

When Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross directed that the 2020 census include that question, he claimed that it was necessary to...

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