The Supreme Court seems deeply divided on whether the Trump administration can ask U.S. residents on the 2020 census whether they are citizens
WASHINGTON—The Supreme Court appeared deeply divided on whether the Trump administration can ask U.S. residents on the 2020 census whether they are citizens, with the court’s conservative majority voicing skepticism of legal challengers who say adding the question is unlawful.
Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross, whose agency oversees the Census Bureau, announced the addition of the citizenship question last year, which prompted immediate legal challenges. Mr. Ross said the citizenship data would help with voting rights issues,...
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