Supreme Court Says Commerce Secretary Can’t Be Questioned in Census Lawsuit

United States Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross greets other cabinet members at the East Room of the White House in Washington, on Oct. 12, 2017. Benjamin Chasteen/The Epoch Times

The Supreme Court blocked a district court judge’s order that forced Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross to testify in a lawsuit challenging a new question on the 2020 census, which asks people whether they are U.S. citizens.

The top court on Oct. 23 issued a stay of the order issued Sept. 21 by U.S. District Judge Jesse Furman in Manhattan. Ross is unlikely to testify as a result of the decision.