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U.S. loses bid to dismiss lawsuit over census citizenship question

US Materials 26 July 2018 18:26 (UTC +04:00)
The Trump administration must face a lawsuit by states and advocacy groups over its plan to ask people who are filling out the 2020 census form whether they are U.S. citizens
U.S. loses bid to dismiss lawsuit over census citizenship question

The Trump administration must face a lawsuit by states and advocacy groups over its plan to ask people who are filling out the 2020 census form whether they are U.S. citizens, a federal judge ruled on Thursday, Reuters reports.

U.S. District Judge Jesse Furman in Manhattan denied the administration’s motion to dismiss the lawsuit, which is backed by 18 states and the District of Columbia.

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