Department of Commerce v. New York
What's at Stake
Whether the Secretary of Commerce’s decision to add a citizenship question to the Census was arbitrary and capricious and contrary to law.
Summary
The American Civil Liberties Union, New York Civil Liberties Union, and Arnold & Porter filed a federal lawsuit on behalf of immigrants’ rights groups challenging the Trump administration’s plan to include a citizenship question on the 2020 census. The question’s inclusion intentionally discriminates against immigrants and thwarts the constitutional mandate to accurately count the U.S. population. Plaintiffs are Casa de Maryland, American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee, ADC Research Institute, New York Immigration Coalition, and Make the Road.
The lawsuit was filed in U.S. District Court in the Southern District of New York. Defendants are the U.S. Department of Commerce, Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross, and the U.S. Census Bureau.
Press Releases
Federal Court Grants Sanctions Against Trump Administration Stemming From Census Citizenship Lawsuit
ACLU Comment on Trump Giving Up Census Fight
ACLU Comment on Possible Trump Census Executive Action
ACLU Comment on Trump Census Lawyer Swap Ruling
ACLU Asks Federal Court to Block Trump’s Ongoing Bid to Add Census Citizenship Question
ACLU Comment on Trump Threat to Reverse Course on Census
