Politics What You Need To Know About The 2020 Census Why is the census citizenship question controversial? When does the count officially start? NPR answers questions about the national head count required by the U.S. Constitution once a decade. Hansi Lo Wang
Politics Supreme Court To Decide If 2020 Census Includes Citizenship Question The high court agreed to a speedy review of a lower court's ruling that stopped Trump administration plans to use the census to ask whether every person living in the country is a U.S. citizen. Hansi Lo Wang
Politics Trump Administration Appeals Ruling Blocking Citizenship Question On 2020 Census The Trump administration is asking the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals to review the first major court ruling over plans to add a question about U.S. citizenship status to the 2020 census. Hansi Lo Wang
Politics Judge Orders Trump Administration To Remove 2020 Census Citizenship Question A federal judge in New York has issued the first ruling out of multiple lawsuits over a question about U.S. citizenship status. The ruling is expected to be appealed all the way to the Supreme Court. Hansi Lo Wang
Politics Hurdles Remain As The Final Countdown Begins For The 2020 Census The upcoming head count of every person living in the U.S. will reset how power and money are shared through 2030. But the citizenship question and other controversies may derail preparations. Hansi Lo Wang
Politics Citizenship Question May Be 'Major Barrier' To 2020 Census Participation In focus groups for the U.S. census, some participants identified the citizenship question as a significant reason why they would avoid taking part in the head count. Hansi Lo Wang
Politics Trump Administration Asks Supreme Court To Delay Census Citizenship Question Trial The first trial over the controversial question on the 2020 census is scheduled to start Nov. 5. But the Trump administration is now asking for a delay. Hansi Lo Wang
Politics Supreme Court Blocks Commerce Secretary Questioning In Census Lawsuits For Now The Supreme Court granted the Trump administration's request to temporarily shield Wilbur Ross from facing questioning under oath in challenges to the 2020 census citizenship question. Hansi Lo Wang
