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U.S. Attorney General William Barr hinted the Trump administration is considering a new way to include a citizenship question in the 2020 Census in compliance with the Supreme Court ruling against adding the question. Barr told the AP the Trump administration will take action in the coming days that he believes will allow the government to add the controversial census query.
Barr did not detail the plans further, beyond telling CNN that going with an executive order “does provide a pathway for getting a question on the census.”
The administration may sign an executive order or presidential memorandum while simultaneously filing an emergency petition with the Supreme Court asking for an expedited review — an unusual move that would bypass lower courts, if granted, according to CNN.
The Trump administration initially argued that it wanted the question included to aid in enforcing the Voting Rights Act, which protects minority voters’ access to the ballot box. It’s unclear what new rationale for asking the question the administration might include in a presidential memorandum.
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