Category Archives: census litigation

“Fourth Circuit Reinstates Suit Over Census Preparations”

December 23, 2019, 9:41 amcensus litigationRick Hasen

Courthouse News Service: Siding with the NAACP, the Fourth Circuit on Thursday revived claims that the Trump administration is not ready for the 2020 census and is at risk of undercounting minority communities.One of several court challenges involving the… Continue reading

“In 2020 Census, Big Efforts in Some States. In Others, Not So Much.”

December 16, 2019, 8:54 amcensus litigationRick Hasen

NYT: Equally remarkable, however, are the 24 states like Texas that are not spending a penny. The political divide is stark: Seventeen of those 24 are led by Republican governors and legislatures, including population heavyweights like Texas, Florida and Ohio.… Continue reading

“A Census Whodunit: Why Was the Citizenship Question Added?”

December 2, 2019, 7:42 amcensus litigation, chicaneryRick Hasen

NYT: But five months after the Supreme Court blocked the question, a steady trickle of new disclosures in the case this past month has sharpened questions about whether Republican Party politics drove the effort to add the question to the… Continue reading

“House Committee Sues Barr and Ross Over 2020 Census Documents”

November 26, 2019, 8:37 pmcensus litigationRick Hasen

NYT: The House Oversight and Reform Committee on Tuesday sued William P. Barr, the attorney general, and Wilbur L. Ross Jr., the commerce secretary, for refusing to produce subpoenaed documents regarding President Trump’s failed attempt to add a citizenship question… Continue reading

DOJ Officials in Census Citizenship Case Claim Faulty Memories

November 22, 2019, 5:21 pmcensus litigation, chicanery, Department of JusticeRick Hasen

Hansi Lo Wang: https://twitter.com/hansilowang/status/1198046939390066688

“Nebraska is 1st to share drivers’ records with Census Bureau”

November 21, 2019, 7:03 amcensus litigationRick Hasen

AP: Nebraska is the first state to publicly acknowledge it will share drivers’ license records with the U.S. Census Bureau as the federal agency tries to comply with President Donald Trump’s order to count the number of U.S. citizens.The Associated… Continue reading

DOJ to Pay More than $9 Million in Attorneys Fees in Census Litigation Cases

November 20, 2019, 7:00 amcensus litigationRick Hasen

Wow. Lying is expensive.

“Census counting of prisoners becomes partisan battleground”

November 18, 2019, 7:22 amcensus litigation, felon votingRick Hasen

AP: When the U.S. Census Bureau counts residents of Milwaukee’s poorest neighborhoods next year, a significant portion of their population will be missing: prisoners.For these predominantly black areas, with incarceration rates among the highest in the nation, the government’s longstanding… Continue reading

Another Hofeller Bombshell: Hofeller Was Communicating with DOJ Officials to Approve Letter Regarding Citizenship Question on the Census, Meaning DOJ Officials Likely Lied

November 14, 2019, 4:44 pmcensus litigation, chicaneryRick Hasen

I’ll update this post with a link to the full filing when I have it. (Update: the document is here.) In the meantime, here is a key tweet from Jonathan Topaz: This is the email that Secretary Ross' top… Continue reading

“Emails Show Trump Officials Consulted With GOP Strategist On Citizenship Question”

November 12, 2019, 12:53 pmcensus litigation, redistrictingRick Hasen

NPR: A prominent GOP redistricting strategist had direct communication with an adviser to the Trump administration concerning the addition of a citizenship question to the 2020 census, newly released emails show….The administration’s now-former adviser on census issues, Mark Neuman, however,… Continue reading

“New York Law School Launches New York Census and Redistricting Institute Ahead of Critical 2020 Census and State and City Redistricting”

November 11, 2019, 11:57 amcensus litigation, redistrictingRick Hasen

Release.

“New York Law School seeks to boost Census participation”

November 7, 2019, 8:39 amcensus litigationRick Hasen

Politico Pro: The New York Law School is launching a new institute that seeks to ensure that all communities are counted equitably in the upcoming 2020 Census as the decennial count faces roadblocks from the federal government.The New York… Continue reading

“Census confirms drivers’ records request tied to citizenship”

October 16, 2019, 10:19 amcensus litigationRick Hasen

AP reports.

“Census Bureau asks states for licenses that typically include citizenship data”

October 14, 2019, 9:15 amcensus litigationRick Hasen

AP: The U.S. Census Bureau is asking states for drivers’ license records that typically include citizenship data and has made a new request for information on recipients of government assistance, alarming some civil rights advocates.The two approaches, documented by… Continue reading