(NPR) Court Blocks Trump's Attempt To Change Who Counts For Allocating House Seats

Court Blocks Trump's Attempt To Change Who Counts For Allocating House Seats








President Trump, Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross (center) and U.S. Attorney General William Barr walk into the White House Rose Garden for a July 2019 press conference on the census.



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Court Blocks Trump's Attempt To Change Who Counts For Allocating House Seats






The Constitution says that count must include every person living in the U.S. A three-judge court in New York has ruled to block the Trump administration's attempt to exclude unauthorized immigrants.