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.
Legal Documents
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11/15/2019
Surreply in Support of Motion for Sanctions
Date Filed: 11/15/2019
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09/21/2018
State of NY v U.S. Dept. of Commerce - Order
Date Filed: 09/21/2018
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08/22/2018
Amended Complaint
Date Filed: 08/22/2018
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07/26/2018
Motion to Dismiss
Date Filed: 07/26/2018
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07/09/2019
Response to Motion to Withdraw
Date Filed: 07/09/2019
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07/05/2019
Motion to Amend
Date Filed: 07/05/2019
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06/13/2019
Supreme Court Motion for Limited Remand
Date Filed: 06/13/2019
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06/06/2018
NYIC v Dept. of Commerce - Complaint
Date Filed: 06/06/2018
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06/05/2019
Reply brief
Date Filed: 06/05/2019
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06/05/2019
Reply brief exhibits
Date Filed: 06/05/2019
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06/05/2019
Hearing Transcript June 5 Federal Court Hearing
Date Filed: 06/05/2019
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05/31/2019
UNREDACTED Census Sanctions Motion
Date Filed: 05/31/2019
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05/31/2019
UNREDACTED Census Sanctions Motion Exhibits
Date Filed: 05/31/2019
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05/30/2019
Census Sanctions Motion
Date Filed: 05/30/2019
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05/30/2019
Census Sanctions Exhibits
Date Filed: 05/30/2019
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05/30/2019
Census SCOTUS Letter NYIC Respondents Letter Notice
Date Filed: 05/30/2019
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05/21/2020
Department of Commerce v. New York: Opinion and Order
Date Filed: 05/21/2020
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04/01/2019
Department of Commerce v. New York - U.S. Supreme Court Merits Brief
Date Filed: 04/01/2019
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01/17/2019
New York Immigration Coalition v. United States Department of Commerce - Merits Brief
Date Filed: 01/17/2019
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01/17/2019
New York Immigration Coalition v. United States Department of Commerce - Motion to Dismiss
Date Filed: 01/17/2019
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01/15/2019
New York Immigration Coalition v. United States Department of Commerce - Ruling
Date Filed: 01/15/2019
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
