The Supreme Court has agreed to hear from a lawyer for the Democrat-led House when the justices take up a case later this month challenging the Trump admin's decision to add a question about citizenship to the 2020 census
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The House’s request for argument time called the citizenship-question issue “a matter of immense national importance.” “The decennial census is a vital cornerstone of our democratic institutions, and none more so than the House of Representatives,” House General Counsel Douglas Letter and other lawyers wrote in a court filing last month. “The House as a chamber depends upon an accurate census for its institutional integrity, and its membership will be affected by the outcome of this case.”
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