The U.S. Supreme Court is weighing whether a question regarding citizenship can be included in the 2020 census. WSJ’s Lorie Hirose takes a look at the debate. Photo Illustration: Adele MorganWASHINGTON—The Supreme Court appeared deeply divided on whether the Trump administration can add a citizenship question to the 2020 census form, with the court’s conservative majority voicing skepticism of legal challengers who say adding the question will depress the count and is unlawful. The decennial census, mandated by the Constitution to count all U.S. inhabitants regardless of legal status, is used to reapportion House seats among the states based on their population, as well as draw federal, state and local election...

Source: Wall Street Journal April 23, 2019 16:35 UTC