Article snippet: The Supreme Court is set to hand down its much-anticipated decision on whether the Trump administration can include a citizenship question on the 2020 census. The question has been the subject of multiple legal challenges since it was announced in early 2018. And a courtroom twist this past week added a new level of drama that could affect the Census Bureau’s timeline for finalizing and printing the decennial questionnaire. Opponents of the citizenship question cite studies that indicate it might lead to an inaccurate population count, which would impact the data used to determine congressional representation and the allocation of federal funds to states. The administration, however, has been steadfast in its insistence that including the question is necessary to enforce the 1965 Voting Rights Act. But arguments put forth by Trump officials have faced further scrutiny in recent weeks after newly surfaced documents suggested a political motivation behind adding the citizenship question. Critics say that records found on the hard drive of late GOP strategist Thomas Hofeller, who earned a reputation for helping Republicans in the redrawing of several key district maps in recent years, show he was involved in the creation of the citizenship question. Emails between Hofeller, who died last year, and Mark Neuman, a top census adviser to Commerce Secretary MORE, have been filed in New York federal court as evidence that the question is designed to benefit Republicans. T... Link to the full article to read more