BREAKING: Supreme Court, in 6-3 ruling, dismisses challenge to Trump admin's exclusion of undocumented immigrants from the U.S. the census count, which is used to allocate House seats among the states. Majority finds issues with standing and ripeness. Three liberals dissent
Coverage of Nov. 30 oral arguments below (story on opinion to come) https://thehill.com/regulation/527990-conservative-justices-signal-willingness-to-let-trump-proceed-with-immigrant
“The ruling effectively allows the president to report apportionment based on actual census numbers minus unauthorized aliens. This is shocking and unprecedented in our country's history,” @sschwinn tells me.
But more suits will come if policy is applied, says atty
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But more suits will come if policy is applied, says atty
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NEW: If SCOTUS takes no further action, the ruling would allow Trump to subtract undocumented residents from his apportionment report to Congress, which could reduce House seats and federal funding to states with large noncitizen populations (developing) https://thehill.com/regulation/530817-supreme-court-tosses-challenge-to-trumps-immigrant-census-plan