Census

BIRMINGHAM, AL – Latino voters are asking a federal judge in Alabama to declare that Congressional apportionment must be determined by the total population residing in the United States, as actually enumerated in the upcoming...

GREENBELT, MD – The Trump administration’s plan to collect and provide incomplete citizenship data to the states for purposes of redistricting is an unconstitutional and racially discriminatory scheme intended to deprive Latinos...

LOS ANGELES – Thomas A. Saenz, president and general counsel of MALDEF (Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund) issued the following statement in response to Alabama’s decision to amend its lawsuit filed last year...

LOS ANGELES – The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit yesterday vacated a trial court’s ruling that held that the Trump administration’s addition of a citizenship question was not intentionally discriminatory. The...

LOS ANGELES – A federal court in Maryland should vacate its ruling that found the Trump administration’s addition of a citizenship question to the 2020 Census was not intentionally discriminatory, according to recently filed...

GREENBELT, Md. – A federal judge in Maryland today issued an order permanently barring the Trump administration from placing a citizenship question on the 2020 Census in any form. U.S. District Judge George J. Hazel’s order...

LOS ANGELES – Donald J. Trump conceded today that his administration will no longer pursue a legal fight to add a citizenship question to the 2020 Census. The president’s statement comes in the wake of the U.S. Supreme Court’s...

LOS ANGELES – Donald J. Trump announced this morning on Twitter that he will be making a statement about the administration’s continuing attempt to add a citizenship question to the 2020 Census. The administration cannot...

LOS ANGELES – The Trump administration this week told a federal judge in Maryland that it would continue fighting to add a citizenship question to the 2020 Census relying on a new set of government attorneys. The decision...

LOS ANGELES – U.S. District Judge George J. Hazel today adopted a scheduling order allowing discovery to begin immediately in the racial intent claims brought by MALDEF (Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund) in...

LOS ANGELES – A federal judge in Maryland held a telephonic conference today following the president’s tweet that is at odds with the U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling and the federal government’s own statement to the court indicating...