Department of Commerce v. New York, 588 U.S. 752 (2019)

Reporting cited here

1. ruled unlawful

   The Supreme Court held that the Enumeration Clause permitted a citizenship question and that the Secretary's decision was supported by evidence apart from its explanation, but concluded that the stated Voting Rights Act rationale appeared contrived and affirmed remand to the agency.

   Syllabus at 1-5; opinion at 11-29

   Census citizenship rationale exposed as contrived · Final Supreme Court judgment; the challenged agency decision was remanded.