NEW YORK — A federal trial began Monday in New York City over challenges to the federal government’s decision to put a citizenship question on the 2020 census. When he took the bench Monday, he acknowledged the U.S. Supreme Court said Friday the trial can proceed over the objections of the Justice Department. In a recent opinion, Supreme Court Justice Neil Gorsuch and Justice Clarence Thomas essentially invited Justice Department lawyers to request to stop the trial. In it, Gorsuch — joined by Thomas — suggested that Furman delay the trial and await further Supreme Court guidance. Three days after Furman ruled, the Justice Department returned to the Supreme Court, seeking to block the trial.

Source: National Post November 05, 2018 10:33 UTC