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The U.S. Supreme Court upheld a January 15 opinion by U.S. District Judge Jesse Furman finding that Secretary Ross lied about his reasons for adding the citizenship question to the 2020 Census.
On Thursday, June 27, 2019, the U.S. Supreme Court decided 5-4 that partisan gerrymandering claims present political questions beyond the reach of the federal courts.
On February 1, 2018, CLC submitted a FOIA request to the U.S. Census Bureau to obtain information on the 2020 Census citizenship question.
CLC filed an amended complaint on behalf of individuals against the City of Virginia Beach. Virginia Beach City Council, the City Manager and the Director of Elections/General Registrar challenging the at-large election system used to elect members of the City Council.
CLC filed written testimony to the New Hampshire Senate Committee on Election Law and Municipal Affairs in support of House Bill 706, a bill establishing an independent redistricting commission (“IRC”) in New Hampshire. CLC argues that the bill is constitutional under federal and New Hampshire law, the transparency requirements are good public policy, and the commission is unlikely to produce gerrymandered districts because the commission must reach consensus to approve a map.
The Department of Justice on March 29, 2019 responded to CLC's FOIA request from January 20, 2017 about the inclusion of a citizenship question on the 2020 Census. This document contains correspondence released on behalf of the Office of the Attorney General.
On March 29, 2019, the Department of Justice responded to a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request from Campaign Legal Center (CLC). The response includes 129 pages of documents pertaining to the inclusion of a citizenship question on the 2020 census.
On Friday, March 29, 2019, The Department of Justice provided an additional 129 pages of documents in response to CLC’s FOIA Request seeking documents related to the decision to add a citizenship question to the 2020 Census. The documents originated from the Office of the Attorney General, and were provided pursuant to an Order from the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia.
The Campaign Legal Center urges the Commission on Integrity and Public Confidence in State Government to recommend that Virginia establish an independent redistricting commission to draw districts for congressional and state legislative elections.