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Supreme Court agrees to hear Census citizenship question case

Posted by William A. Jacobson on February 15, 2019 28 Comments

On a fast track for April oral argument, and a decision by the end of June, on issue of whether Census can reinstate question as to citizenship.

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Trump Admin seeks direct Supreme Court review of Census Citizenship Question case

Posted by William A. Jacobson on January 25, 2019 78 Comments

"In light of the immense nationwide importance of the decennial census, if the district court’s ruling is to stand, it should be this Court that reviews it."

Federal judge orders citizenship question removed from 2020 Census

Posted by Jared Samilow on January 16, 2019 36 Comments

Commerce Dept. didn't dot all the i's and cross all the t's, and that could be a problem trying to get this ruling reversed.

Supreme Court hands Trump partial victory in lawsuit over citizenship question for 2020 census

Posted by Jared Samilow on October 23, 2018 22 Comments

Issues stay of deposition of Sec. Wilbur Ross, with possible broader stay of litigation to follow.

Democrats fear a citizenship Census question

Posted by Fuzzy Slippers on April 01, 2018 26 Comments

This "new math could shift political representation towards eligible voters and away from the country’s overall population"

Census Report Finds Millennials Having Difficulty Becoming Adults

Posted by Mike LaChance on April 21, 2017 22 Comments

"That is a product of a shrinking blue-collar economy"

Gender identity questions nixed from Census 2020 form

Posted by Leslie Eastman on April 01, 2017 20 Comments

Regressives contend it's an attack on "LGBTQ freedom, justice, and equity"

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Census Bureau sends Obamacare comparative data into the abyss

Posted by William A. Jacobson on April 15, 2014 12 Comments

Dramatic changes in questions by Census Bureau makes measuring Obamacare (in)effectiveness more difficult

US Census may start asking sexual orientation questions

Posted by Anne Segal on October 17, 2012 26 Comments

The U.S. Census, always seeking ways to go above and beyond its constitutional role of counting the number of people in the United States, may be planning to ask questions regarding sexual orientation in the 2020 Census community survey. A national advisory committee has been...

Play hard to get with Census survey, and you might win a gift card

Posted by William A. Jacobson on September 07, 2012 32 Comments

Your tax dollars at work. Yesterday I posted the response from Matt in Colorado to the American Community Survey being conducted by the U.S. Census Bureau. Reader James forwards this note and photo: I read your post about the census surveyers, They’ve been bugging me...

Census Followup

Posted by Kathleen McCaffrey on December 21, 2010 3 Comments

Well, news of the census has been released and Politico has the reapportionment rundown: gains were made in the Sun Belt and neighboring areas (Arizona, Utah, & Nevada all +1), the south was represented (Florida +2, GA & SC +1) Washington earned one more, and...

Census Adds Question About Health Insurance

Posted by William A. Jacobson on September 27, 2009 8 Comments

I haven’t paid much attention to the upcoming 2010 Census, until the recent death of part-time Census worker Bill Sparkman, whose death under unclear circumstances is being shamelessly exploited by left-wing blogs. I went to the Census website, and took a look at the questions...