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7 Jul 2019, 7:48 pm
On Thursday, June 27, the Supreme Court held that Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross's March 2018 order, directing the Census Bureau to add a citizenship question to the 2020 Census questionnaire, "rested on a pretextual basis," i.e., that it "cannot be adequately explained in terms" of the "sole stated reason" Ross offered--a purported request by the Department of Justice "for improved citizenship data to better enforce [Section 2 of the Voting Rights… [read post]
5 Jul 2019, 9:23 pm
Both of these two moves pretty obviously—in the immortal, material words of Republican redistricting mastermind Thomas Hoffeler—“would be advantageous to Republicans and Non-Hispanic Whites. [read post]
5 Jul 2019, 12:51 pm
He acknowledged that there is “some degree of logic” to the government’s argument that fact-finding should be put on hold until Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross reaches a “new” decision about the citizenship question, but he ultimately rejected the government’s plea based on what he described as the “unique circumstances of this case. [read post]
2 Jul 2019, 3:23 pm
The “evidence,” Chief Justice John Roberts wrote, “tells a story that does not match the explanation that” Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross provided. [read post]
28 Jun 2019, 1:38 pm
” Thomas noted that Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross carried his burden of explaining a reasoned decision. [read post]
28 Jun 2019, 9:54 am
Both Roberts and Justice Clarence Thomas in partial dissent are unclear on this question. [read post]
28 Jun 2019, 8:51 am
Indeed, as Justice Clarence Thomas aptly put it, we got “an aberration—a ticket good for this day and this train only. [read post]
28 Jun 2019, 6:13 am
Instead, the Supreme Court noted, it was Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross who elicited the request from the Department of Justice. [read post]
28 Jun 2019, 4:21 am
New York, the court ruled 5-4 that although Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross’ decision to add a question about citizenship to the 2020 census did not violate the Constitution’s enumeration clause or the Census Act, his stated reasons for doing so were pretextual, and that the question can’t be added until the department provides an adequate explanation for the decision. [read post]
27 Jun 2019, 3:53 pm
Thomas, which addressed another alcohol-related question. [read post]
27 Jun 2019, 10:14 am
”...Justice Clarence Thomas filed an opinion concurring in part and dissenting in part. [read post]
27 Jun 2019, 9:49 am
New York (Art Lien) The dispute began last year, when Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross announced that the 2020 census would include a question about citizenship. [read post]
25 Jun 2019, 12:45 pm
In a letter from Dale Ho of the ACLU, the groups notified the justices that a federal district judge in Maryland had ruled that new evidence discovered in the files of Thomas Hofeller, a Republican redistricting strategist, had created a “substantial issue” about whether Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross had intended to discriminate against Hispanic voters. [read post]
24 Jun 2019, 3:42 pm
A federal judge in Maryland, explained lawyer Dale Ho of the ACLU, ruled that the new evidence had created a “substantial issue” about whether Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross had intended to discriminate against Hispanic voters. [read post]
20 Jun 2019, 3:57 pm
After the oral argument, the challengers notified the Supreme Court about new evidence suggesting that Thomas Hofeller, a Republican redistricting strategist, was involved in the decision to add the citizenship question to the census, to provide whites and Republicans with an advantage in future elections. [read post]
13 Jun 2019, 1:49 pm
In late May, the challengers notified the justices about new evidence that, they said, indicated that Thomas Hofeller, a Republican redistricting strategist, played a key role in the decision to add the citizenship question to the census. [read post]
13 Jun 2019, 3:17 am
Thomas Hofeller, a now-deceased expert on legislative redistricting who has helped Republicans across the nation to draw maps favorable to their candidates, there are materials that show he favored adding the citizenship question to the census because it would produce census population results favorable to Republicans and non-Hispanic whites and unfavorable to Democrats. [read post]
31 May 2019, 7:05 am
Indeed, a close reading of Sanger’s work defies the characterization that Thomas attempts to lay at her feet. [read post]
30 May 2019, 2:38 pm
It has been just over a month since the Supreme Court heard oral argument in a challenge to the decision by Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross to include a question about citizenship on the 2020 census. [read post]
26 Apr 2019, 3:59 am
New York, a challenge to the Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross’ decision to add a question about citizenship to the 2020 census, concluding that “the five conservatives have a clear—if fraught—path to approving the question[:] The justices can simply defer to the official, brushing aside evidence about his motives. [read post]
