Why the Supreme Court Is Ruling on the Census

<p>Before the 2020 census begins in the United States, a case has been fast-tracked to the nation’s highest court about who is counted and why. It has become the biggest case in front of the Supreme Court this session. Guest: Adam Liptak, who covers the Supreme Court for The New York Times. For more information on today’s episode, visit <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/thedaily" target="_blank">nytimes.com/thedaily</a>. </p><p>Background reading: </p><ul><li>The Supreme Court’s conservative majority<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/23/us/politics/supreme-court-census-citizenship.html?smid=pc-thedaily" target="_blank"> appeared ready to allow the Trump administration to add a question about citizenship status</a> to the 2020 census. A decision is expected in June. </li><li>Political<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/23/us/noncitizens-census-political-maps.html?smid=pc-thedaily" target="_blank"> maps based only on the citizen population</a> could tilt in favor of Republicans. </li></ul>