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LWVUS Joins Amicus in Department of Commerce v. New York

LWVUS Joins Amicus in Department of Commerce v. New York

4/2/2019

The League joined 178 civic organizations on an amicus brief for the census litigation case in New York. The brief supports the lower court’s decision barring Secretary of Commerce Ross from adding a new, untested, and unnecessary citizenship question to the 2020 Census. The groups make clear that adding the citizenship question would harm the communities who stand to lose the most if the 2020 Census includes a citizenship question.

Leadership Conference Brief Commerce v. New York

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