Lobster, Scallops Boost Banner Year for US Fishing
Rebounding from a drop in revenue the previous year, fisheries across the U.S. generated $212 billion in 2016, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration reported.
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Citizenship Census Question Spat Likely Headed for Trial in California
Citing facts still in dispute about the decision to add a citizenship question to the 2020 U.S. Census, a federal judge suggested Friday that another trial over the controversial Trump administration policy will likely start early next year.
Read moreTrump DOJ Tests Judge’s Patience as Census Trial Wraps
Remarking that this is a day the Trump administration wanted to avoid, a federal judge ushered in closing arguments Tuesday morning in a case where challengers say the census is being steered to stifle Democratic political representation for the next decade.
Read moreJudge Scorches DOJ Bid to Stop Census Trial
The federal judge overseeing a trial over census changes that could waylay Democratic voting power for the next decade slammed the government on Tuesday for what he called its “latest and strangest effort” to “halt the orderly progress of this litigation.”
Read moreSupreme Court Will Decide Census Deposition Case Next Year
The Supreme Court agreed Friday to decide whether Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross must testify about a change he OK’d for the 2020 census that could hurt Democratic voting power for the next decade.
Read moreTop Census Scientist Foresees Chill From Census Shakeup
Over two grueling days on the witness stand, the Census Bureau’s chief scientist testified that the addition of a citizenship question to the once-in-a-decade survey would be expensive, while also compromising data and response rates.
Read moreTop NYC Demographer Says Census Faces Multiple Threats
At Day 2 of a trial over the 2020 census, which is set for the first time in decades to include a citizenship question, New York City’s chief demographer testified Tuesday that such a change would harm social services that benefit everyone.
Read moreScholar Warns of ‘Politicized’ Survey as Census Trial Kicks Off
Opening a day before the U.S. midterm elections, a long-anticipated trial over the 2020 census kicked off Monday with a scholar warning that the addition of a citizenship question will discourage participation by Hispanics and noncitizens.
Read moreJudge Slaps Down Bid to Delay Census Trial
Refusing to delay a Nov. 5 trial over the addition of a citizenship question to the 2020 census, a federal judge set the stage Friday for a showdown with Supreme Court Justice Neil Gorsuch.
Read moreJudge in Census Case Wary of Trial Delay
With the polls set to go to print in less than a year, a federal judge appeared inclined Thursday to begin a trial on Nov. 5 that will determine whether census takers can probe for citizenship in 2020 forms.
Read moreSales of New Homes Plummeted in September
Sales of new homes plunged in September to their lowest rate since December 2016, coming in 5.5 percent lower than in August and 13.2 percent lower than a year ago, the Commerce Department said Wednesday.
Read moreSupreme Court Blocks Deposition of Commerce Secretary on Census
Extending a stay, the Supreme Court shielded Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross on Monday night from having to testify about why he is adding a citizenship question to the 2020 census.
Read moreSupreme Court Blocks Deposition of Commerce Secretary on Census
Extending a stay, the Supreme Court shielded Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross on Monday night from having to testify about why he is adding a citizenship question to the 2020 census.
Read moreGinsburg Presses Pause on Census Deposition Orders
Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg late Tuesday paused the Second Circuit’s approval of the deposition of Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross, over the the addition of a citizenship question to the 2020 census
Read moreSCOTUS Fight Likely as Wilbur Ross Loses Census Appeal
Under scrutiny for his addition of a citizenship question to the 2020 census, Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross failed Tuesday to have the Second Circuit take deposition off the table.
Read moreJudge Orders Secretary Ross to Sit for Deposition in Census Case
Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross must sit for deposition concerning his move to include a citizenship question on the 2020 census, a federal judge ordered Friday.
Read moreUnsealed Ross Memo Contradicts Testimony to Congress
Department of Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross told Congress earlier this year that he added a citizenship question to the 2020 census to help the Department of Justice enforce the Voting Rights Act.
Read moreFeds Lose Seal on Records Leading Up to Census Change
A federal judge refused Friday to let the Commerce Department shield a trio of documents that he found critical to its plans to update the 2020 census with a citizenship question.
Read moreCensus Data Show US Incomes Up, But Americans Still Struggling
Americans may be earning slightly more, but U.S Census Bureau data released Wednesday indicate many still struggle to afford basic necessities.
Read moreNYAG Spots Possible Racial Bias in Secret Census Docs
Fighting the revival of a citizenship question on the 2020 census, New York Attorney General Barbara Underwood told a federal judge Tuesday that the government is withholding evidence of how racial bias spurred the change.
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