Judge Bars Citizenship Question for Census, Trump Administration Likely to Appeal

Multiple states around the country sued the Trump administration for its decision to add a citizenship question to the 2020 U.S. census. AP Photo/Michelle R. Smith/AP Photo, File

A federal judge in New York has barred the Trump administration from reintroducing a question about citizenship into the 2020 census, a decision that will likely be appealed.

U.S. District Judge Jesse Furman handed down a 277-page decision on Jan. 15, ruling that while the question is constitutional, Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross had acted arbitrarily and did not follow procedure.