The judge ruled that, while the administration's move to include a citizenship question was not in itself unconstitutional, it was "unlawful for a multitude of independent reasons."
The Senate confirmed the president's picks to head the Office of Science and Technology Policy, the Office of National Drug Control Policy, and the Census Bureau.
A recent vote further damages the government's ability to accurately study the nation's access to broadband—and it could damage the 2020 census.
Six lawsuits challenging the legality of the citizenship question, filed by various groups including the states of New York and California, are now pending in federal courts.
In a new working paper, five Census Bureau economists find that adding a citizenship question to the 2020 census would only reduce accuracy and increase costs.
The 2020 census will be the first in the nation's history to be conducted electronically, which will also mean more potential for outside interference.
Flamingoes are seen at Lake Amboseli from a spotter plane overhead during a trial run for an aerial animal census at the Amboseli National Park on June 21st, 2018.
The suit's plaintiffs say the question could discourage certain ethnic minorities from completing the census due to fears that their responses could be used against them.
The 2020 census will rely on more digital innovation than ever, which is creating both concerns and opportunities.
A political philosopher investigates the question of how a citizenship question on the 2020 census could create bias in public policy that would lead to injustice.
Wilbur Ross ignored many Census Bureau officials' warnings and will include a question about citizenship status in the census for the first time since 1950.
Social science groups say a citizenship question could lead to population data flaws that compromise research for a decade.
California's attorney general has already challenged the Trump administration's decision to include the question in federal court.
According to recently obtained emails, the Census Bureau is hurriedly attempting to add a citizenship status question at the behest of the DOJ.
The DOJ is pushing for questions that experts say may depress participation by immigrants and harm the quality of the census.
Where lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and other queer folks live and move has long been of interest to some researchers.
Gay men are still men and what woman wants to live near so many of them?
From the first day of Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival to the presidential elections in Afghanistan, dates you might want to watch.
In a nation where we're increasingly identifying as "mixed race," categories have to stop meaning anything at some point.
What happens when you let everyone self-identify?
A better reading of American poverty by the Census Bureau shows more are poor than thought, but also that aid programs and tax credits can make a difference.
A comprehensive look at voter behavior and demographics reveals a momentous prospect: A Hispanic electorate that votes en masse, allies itself with one political party and changes America's political balance for decades.
A better economy saw people leaving the Midwest and Northeast in droves, taking their votes with them. But bad times mean they stay put — just in time for redistricting.
New York will likely be third state to start counting prisoners as coming from their hometowns, and not where their cell is located.