Colleagues, The Supreme Court has issued its ruling in the Department of Commerce v. New York case. See the release below from our colleagues at the Constitutional Accountability Center. A news article from the Washington Post is available at https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/courts_law/supreme-court-puts-census-citizenship-question-on-hold/2019/06/27/6b2a49cc-93cb-11e9-b570-6416efdc0803_story.html?utm_term=.c6db291867b2 Our partners at the Leadership Conference will provide further analysis later today, and I'll forward that as it becomes available. This decision does not put all aspects of the citizenship question to rest, but it is a huge step in the right direction. Deborah Deborah Kennedy Senior Consultant / Owner, Key Words President, National Coalition for Literacy http://www.key-words.us http://www.national-coalition-literacy.org ============ Forwarded message ============ From: Kristine A. Kippins <kristine@theusconstitution.org> To: "censustaskforce@civilrightscoalition.org"<censustaskforce@civilrightscoalition.org> Date: Thu, 27 Jun 2019 11:58:36 -0400 Subject: [Census Taskforce] Fw: Supreme Court Rejects Citizenship Question in 5-4 Ruling ============ Forwarded message ============ Friends,   Below please find the Constitutional Accountability Center (CAC) release regarding the Census decision handed down by the Supreme Court this morning.   If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to reach out to either CAC Vice President of Public Engagement Praveen Fernandes (mailto:praveen@theusconstitution.org) or myself.       Best regards, Kristine   From: Jazmine Steele <jazmine@theusconstitution.org> Sent: Thursday, June 27, 2019 11:27 AM To: Jazmine Steele <jazmine@theusconstitution.org> Subject: Supreme Court Rejects Citizenship Question in 5-4 Ruling   For Immediate Release   Contact: Jazmine Steele Constitutional Accountability Center Communications Manager 202.296.6889 ext. 314 mailto:jazmine@theusconstitution.org   Supreme Court Rejects Citizenship Question in 5-4 Ruling   (WASHINGTON, DC)---Today the Supreme Court issued a 5-4 ruling in Department of Commerce v. New York holding that Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross had acted pretextually when he sought to add a citizenship question to the 2020 Census.   “The addition of a citizenship question to the 2020 Census is a discriminatory ploy that undermines the text, history and values of our nation’s founding charter,” Constitutional Accountability Center President Elizabeth Wydra said. “The Supreme Court was right to keep it off the Census, which is the cornerstone of our democracy.”   “The Supreme Court properly refused to accept the Trump administration’s lie that the citizenship question was necessary to enforce the Voting Rights Act” CAC Director of the Human Rights, Civil Rights, and Citizenship Program, David Gans said. “Since the passage of the Voting Rights Act, the Census has never asked individuals to report their citizenship status.  As the record showed, adding the citizenship question would have drastically slashed minority political representation.”   CAC filed an amicus brief in this case in April 2019. The brief argued that the Constitution requires the federal government to count all people living in the United States. Also, curbing manipulation of the Census by the political branches was one of the main reasons for including the Census Clause in the Constitution.   For more information on CAC’s involvement in this case visit our https://www.theusconstitution.org/litigation/new-york-et-al-vs-u-s-department-of-commerce-et-al/.   -30- To unsubscribe from this listserv please send email to censustaskforce-unsubscribe@civilrightscoalition.org

Washington Post is now reporting that in a course reversal, a Justice Department attorney says the government will look for a way to add citizenship question to the 2020 Census. This was addressed to a federal judge in Maryland. JoAnn Weinberger Public Policy & Advocacy Committee PAACE joann.weinberger@gmail.com > On Jun 27, 2019, at 1:19 PM, Deborah Kennedy <deborah.kennedy@key-words.us> wrote: > > Colleagues, > > The Supreme Court has issued its ruling in the Department of Commerce v. New York case. See the release below from our colleagues at the Constitutional Accountability Center. A news article from the Washington Post is available at https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/courts_law/supreme-court-puts-census-citizenship-question-on-hold/2019/06/27/6b2a49cc-93cb-11e9-b570-6416efdc0803_story.html?utm_term=.c6db291867b2 <https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/courts_law/supreme-court-puts-census-citizenship-question-on-hold/2019/06/27/6b2a49cc-93cb-11e9-b570-6416efdc0803_story.html?utm_term=.c6db291867b2> > > Our partners at the Leadership Conference will provide further analysis later today, and I'll forward that as it becomes available. This decision does not put all aspects of the citizenship question to rest, but it is a huge step in the right direction. > > Deborah > > > Deborah Kennedy > Senior Consultant / Owner, Key Words > President, National Coalition for Literacy > > www.key-words.us <http://www.key-words.us/> > www.national-coalition-literacy.org <http://www.national-coalition-literacy.org/> > > > ============ Forwarded message ============ > From: Kristine A. Kippins <kristine@theusconstitution.org <mailto:kristine@theusconstitution.org>> > To: "censustaskforce@civilrightscoalition.org <mailto:censustaskforce@civilrightscoalition.org>"<censustaskforce@civilrightscoalition.org <mailto:censustaskforce@civilrightscoalition.org>> > Date: Thu, 27 Jun 2019 11:58:36 -0400 > Subject: [Census Taskforce] Fw: Supreme Court Rejects Citizenship Question in 5-4 Ruling > ============ Forwarded message ============ > > Friends, > > Below please find the Constitutional Accountability Center (CAC) release regarding the Census decision handed down by the Supreme Court this morning. > > If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to reach out to either CAC Vice President of Public Engagement Praveen Fernandes (praveen@theusconstitution.org <mailto:praveen@theusconstitution.org>) or myself. > > Best regards, > Kristine > > > > From: Jazmine Steele <jazmine@theusconstitution.org <mailto:jazmine@theusconstitution.org>> > Sent: Thursday, June 27, 2019 11:27 AM > To: Jazmine Steele <jazmine@theusconstitution.org <mailto:jazmine@theusconstitution.org>> > Subject: Supreme Court Rejects Citizenship Question in 5-4 Ruling > > For Immediate Release > > Contact: Jazmine Steele > Constitutional Accountability Center > Communications Manager > 202.296.6889 ext. 314 > jazmine@theusconstitution.org <mailto:jazmine@theusconstitution.org> > > Supreme Court Rejects Citizenship Question in 5-4 Ruling > > (WASHINGTON, DC)---Today the Supreme Court issued a 5-4 ruling in Department of Commerce v. New York holding that Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross had acted pretextually when he sought to add a citizenship question to the 2020 Census. > > “The addition of a citizenship question to the 2020 Census is a discriminatory ploy that undermines the text, history and values of our nation’s founding charter,” Constitutional Accountability Center President Elizabeth Wydra said. “The Supreme Court was right to keep it off the Census, which is the cornerstone of our democracy.” > > “The Supreme Court properly refused to accept the Trump administration’s lie that the citizenship question was necessary to enforce the Voting Rights Act” CAC Director of the Human Rights, Civil Rights, and Citizenship Program, David Gans said. “Since the passage of the Voting Rights Act, the Census has never asked individuals to report their citizenship status. As the record showed, adding the citizenship question would have drastically slashed minority political representation.” > > CAC filed an amicus brief in this case in April 2019. The brief argued that the Constitution requires the federal government to count all people living in the United States. Also, curbing manipulation of the Census by the political branches was one of the main reasons for including the Census Clause in the Constitution. > > For more information on CAC’s involvement in this case visit our website <https://www.theusconstitution.org/litigation/new-york-et-al-vs-u-s-department-of-commerce-et-al/>. > > -30- > > > To unsubscribe from this listserv please send email to censustaskforce-unsubscribe@civilrightscoalition.org <mailto:censustaskforce-unsubscribe@civilrightscoalition.org> > > > > _______________________________________________ > National Coalition for Literacy Members mailing list > Members@lists.national-coalition-literacy.org <mailto:Members@lists.national-coalition-literacy.org> > To unsubscribe: http://lists.national-coalition-literacy.org/mailman/listinfo/members_lists.national-coalition-literacy.org <http://lists.national-coalition-literacy.org/mailman/listinfo/members_lists.national-coalition-literacy.org>