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Department of Commerce v New York

588 US 752 (2019)
JurisdictionUnited States
CourtUS Supreme Court
Year2019
StatusBinding authority

Summary

Agency action adding citizenship question to 2020 Census held arbitrary and capricious under APA where stated rationale was pretextual and real reason was impermissible.

Key Principle

The Secretary of Commerce's decision to add a citizenship question to the 2020 Census was arbitrary and capricious because the stated rationale was pretextual; the real reason was impermissible.

Area of Law

public-law

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