California's lawsuit against a Trump administration plan to add a citizenship question to the 2020 U.S. census moved closer to trial after a U.S. judge refused to throw out the challenge Friday. The Trump administration has said the U.S. Department of Justice requested a citizenship question to help enforce laws on voting rights. California says the question would discourage immigrants from participating, resulting in an undercount that would cost the state federal funding. The department had asked the judge to decide the case in its favor before trial. A trial in a separate lawsuit over the citizenship question in federal court in New York ended last month and a ruling is expected soon.

Source: ABC News December 15, 2018 01:41 UTC