The Trump administration asked the Supreme Court on Tuesday to bypass its normal procedures and decide quickly whether a question about citizenship can be placed on the 2020 Census. [Federal judge rules against Trump administration’s push for citizenship question on 2020 Census]Normally, the Justice Department’s next stop would be the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 2nd Circuit. But Solicitor General Noel J. Francisco said that would not leave enough time for a final ruling from the Supreme Court. The Supreme Court already had scheduled a hearing on one aspect of the case. But the Supreme Court blocked that in October.

Source: Washington Post January 22, 2019 20:37 UTC