Judge in census citizenship question case denies the Justice Department's motion to swap out lawyers
against the Trump administration in late June, saying the administration's stated rationale to include the question — to better protect minority voting rights — "seems to have been contrived" and was less an "explanation" than a "distraction.”
The high court’s decision sent the legal battle back to the lower courts, where three federal judges, including Furman, have blocked the attempt to add the question. Opponents argue that asking about citizenship will depress responses in immigrant communities, which in turn could diminish political power and jeopardize federal funding.
By signing up you agree to receive email newsletters or alerts from POLITICO. You can unsubscribe at any time. Plaintiffs in the case before Furman — represented by the American Civil Liberties Union and other attorneys — urged the judge not to grant DOJ’s move to withdraw lawyers in the case “absent a clear articulation of ‘satisfactory reasons.’”
A DOJ spokesperson declined to comment. Several career DOJ attorneys working on the cases and subject to withdraw also declined to comment to POLITICO when contacted earlier this week.
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