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US High Court Blocks Citizenship Question on Census

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   U.S. President Donald Trump responded Thursday to the Supreme Court's
   decision toblock his administration's effort to add a citizenship
   question to the upcoming U.S. census by saying he'dasked his lawyers
   whether there was a way to delay the nationwide head count.
   In a tweet hours after the court announced its decision, Trump said it
   "seems totally ridiculous" that the government could not question
   people about their citizenship on the census, which takes place once
   every 10 years.
   The Supreme Court ruled the administration's explanation -- that the
   citizenship question was meant to better enforce the Voting Rights Act
   -- was "more of a distraction" from the issue than an explanation.
   Opponents of the citizenship question say it would intimidate
   noncitizens into not answering the census, ultimately leaving them
   underrepresented in Congress.
   Chief Justice John Roberts joined the court's liberal justices in the
   5-4 ruling.
   

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