Judge orders census case to move forward as Trump mulls executive order

Published July 5, 2019 10:39pm ET



A federal judge ordered that discovery should move forward into the allegations of possible “discriminatory motive” behind the Trump administration’s efforts to add a citizenship question to the census.

The attempt by the Justice and Commerce Departments to add the question was struck down by a recent 5-4 Supreme Court decision.

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